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Stenciled Sanded Cove Frame

Dateca. 1860s

MediumGilded pine

DimensionsOverall, Frame: 55 1/4 × 82 1/2 × 4 7/8 in. (140.3 × 209.6 × 12.4 cm)

ClassificationsDecorative arts

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object numberF2013.2

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On view

DescriptionAn 1860s American period frame, with a solid outer molding of four mitered pieces of carved milled pine with gildling and applied composition ornament. Its central feature is the 2 3/4 inch wide cove decorated with sand, applied in a stenciled rock pattern. A channeled sanded astragal borders both sides of the cove, and additional applied composition ornaments include a running pattern along the back edge, ribbon corners on the otuer molding, bellflour corners within the cove, and strung pearls bordering the flat-and-hollow sight edge. Sight size is 38 x 57 inches, and the molding width is 8 1/2 inch.

Label TextStenciled Sanded Cove Frame, ca. 1860s American (probably New York City) Gilded pine Museum purchase F2013.2