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19th Century European Frame

CultureEuropean

Dateca. 1880s

MediumGilded wood

DimensionsOverall, Frame: 44 3/8 × 70 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (112.7 × 179.4 × 14 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object numberF2013.1

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 215

DescriptionPeriod European frame ca. 1880s, gilded applied composition ornament on wood; Laurel berry top edge; scotia with bellflower and arch geometric pattern, burnished taenia, wide matte-gilded bevel, large strung pearls, flat sight edge. Excellent original gilding, original condition. Sight edge: 31 x 56 inches. Molding width: 7 1/4 inches.
ProvenancePurchased from Gill & Lagodich, New York, NY, March 2013.