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Acanthus Cove Frame

Dateca. 1890

MediumGilded wood

DimensionsOverall, Frame: 41 1/2 × 51 1/2 × 4 × 6 in. (105.4 × 130.8 × 10.2 × 15.2 cm)

ClassificationsDecorative arts

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object numberF2015.18

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DescriptionThis is an American wood frame created ca. 1890, typical in style for Hudson River School paintings. It features gilded and applied composition ornament, with a laurel and berry top edge, followed by a cove with a stylized acanthus pattern scotia, a band of strung pearls, a thin fluted inner cove, and a band of geometric ornament, with a flat and hollow liner. It measures 41 1/2 x 51 1/2 inches, and the sight edge is 30 x 40 inches. The width of the molding is 6 inches and the depth is 4 inches. There are no inscriptions or labels.