Frame for Dewing's "The Pink Dress"

Object Details

• Designer

  Stanford White (1853-1906)

• Frame maker

  Alexander J. Cabus (born after 1891)

• Description

  A gilded cassetta frame, sight edge with vine border, the cove frieze covered by a lace pattern of vines and leaves, the outer edge with a vine pattern.

• Provenance

  From 1894 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the maker, Alexander J. Cabus (born after 1891), in 1894 [2]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] According to Provenenace Remark 1 in the object record, the "lace pattern frame" was purchased by Charles Lang Freer from Alexander Cabus on February 20, 1894. See also, Curatorial Remark 2, Kate Theimer, September 12, 1996, in the object record.

  [2] 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

  Dewing’s Poetic World (November 27, 2019 to May 29, 2022)

  Thomas Wilmer Dewing (June 19, 1980 to March 18, 1981)

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

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

  American Paintings (April 15, 1975 to December 5, 1975)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Alexander J. Cabus (born after 1891) (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, Cabus, Alexander J.

• Place

  New York, United States

• Topic

  Art, American Art

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Frames