Frame for Dewing's Portrait of a Girl

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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 1905
  • Geography

    New York, New York, United States
  • Material

    Gilded wood
  • Dimension

    H x W x D (outside): 87.6 x 90.2 x 7.6 cm (34 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 3 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1905.101b
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1905.101b

Object Details

  • Designer

    Stanford White (1853-1906)
  • Description

    A gilded cassetta frame, the sight edge with leaf and berry molding and cross straps at center points and corners, the ogee frieze cast with a grill pattern with inner feather and outer bud ornament, enclosed by a beaded border an ogee back edge.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Thomas Wilmer Dewing (June 19, 1980 to March 18, 1981)
    American Paintings (October 14, 1978 to March 18, 1981)
    American Paintings: Thomas Wilmer Dewing (December 11, 1976 to April 16, 1977)
    American Paintings (November 11, 1976 to October 12, 1978)
    Special Dewing Centennial Exhibition (May 17, 1951 to July 1, 1951)
    American Paintings, T.W. Dewing (May 2, 1923 to March 23, 1925)
  • Origin

    New York, New York, United States
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Frame
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