Frame for Dewing's "Sappho"

Object Details

• Description

  A gilded frame with a flat frieze and alternating flat and vine bands, with acanthus at corners.

• Provenance

  To 1894

  H. Wunderlich & Co., New York to 1894 [1]

  From 1894 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from H. Wunderlich & Co., through T.W. Dewing, New York in February 1894 [2]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Remark 1, Linda Merrill, June 30, 1993, in the object record. See also, Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1. See also, Voucher No. 6, February 1894, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

  [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 Paintings (November 11, 1976 to October 12, 1978)

  American Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels (December 11, 1976 to March 24, 1977)

• Previous custodian or owner

  H. Wunderlich & Co. (1874-1912) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  New York, New York, United States

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Frame

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1890s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, H. Wunderlich & Co.

• Place

  New York, United States

• Topic

  Art, American Art

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Frames