Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2020

Period Frame

Artist House of Heydenryk (American, founded 1845)

Dateca. 1930-1940

MediumWormy chestnut wood with polychrome finish

Dimensions32 1/4 × 28 1/4 × 3 in. (81.9 × 71.8 × 7.6 cm)
Other (Molding width): 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)

ClassificationsModern art

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object numberF2016.8

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DescriptionThis is an American hand-carved frame made of wormy chestnut wood with a border of large flutes, angled to form centers, with a notch-carved sight edge and a polychrome (gray wash) finish. The sight edge is 24 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches. The width of the molding is 3 3/4 inches, and the depth is 2 1/4 inches. It has no marks or inscriptions, and it has been resized to fit the Beauford Delaney painting.