Frame for Thayer's Head
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
1888-1889 -
Geography
New York, United States -
Material
Gilded wood -
Dimension
H x W (outside): 126.4 x 91.4 cm (49 3/4 x 36 in) -
Accession Number
F1890.4b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1890.4b
Object Details
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Designer
Stanford White (1853-1906) -
Provenance
To 1890N.E. Montross (1849-1932), New York to 1890 [1]From 1890 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from N.E. Montross in 1890 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Purchased by C.L. Freer from N.E. Montross in 1890 (on A.H. Thayer's "Head" [F1890.4a]). See the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives for a bill from N.E. Montross dated February 1, 1890 and a receipt dated April 7, 1890, as well as a letter from C.L. Freer to A.H. Thayer dated October 25, 1906.[2] See note 1.[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
American Art - Abbott Handerson Thayer (May 9, 1996 to June 30, 1997)American Painting: To Dream of Fair Women (September 24, 1982 to February 29, 1984)American Paintings: Abbott Handerson Thayer 1849-1921 (December 11, 1976 to April 18, 1977)American Paintings (July 1, 1974 to December 5, 1975)Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 8 and 9 (February 25, 1956 to April 28, 1958)Special Centennial Exhibition of Thayer Paintings (August 12, 1949 to January 3, 1950)Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 3, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to April 12, 1955)Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 4, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to February 25, 1956)American Painting, Abbott H. Thayer (May 2, 1923 to March 23, 1925) -
Previous custodian or owner
N.E. Montross (1849-1932) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
New York, United States -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Frame -
Restrictions and Rights
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