Frame for Dewing's La Comedienne
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1906 -
Geography
New York, New York, United States -
Material
Gilded wood -
Dimension
H x W x D (outside): 92.1 x 80.6 x 8.9 cm (36 1/4 x 31 3/4 x 3 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F1906.219b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1906.219b
Object Details
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Designer
Stanford White (1853-1906) -
Frame maker
W. C. LeBrocq -
Description
A gilded cassetta frame, the sight edge with leaf and berry molding and cross straps at center points and corners surrounded by a beaded border, the ogee frieze covered by a raised grill, the mesh with an inner border of feathers and an outer of buds, overlaid with vines at miters and enclosed by a beaded border, with an an ovolo back edge. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Thomas Wilmer Dewing (January 3, 1985 to May 7, 1985)American Paintings (March 20, 1981 to September 24, 1981)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)American Paintings (July 1, 1974 to December 5, 1975)Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, 1958 (June 29, 1958 to October 27, 1959)Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 8 and 9 (February 25, 1956 to April 28, 1958)Special Dewing Centennial Exhibition (May 17, 1951 to July 1, 1951)Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, Gallery 4, 1947 (September 25, 1947 to February 25, 1956)American Paintings, T.W. Dewing (May 2, 1923 to March 23, 1925)Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists (February 1910) -
Origin
New York, New York, United States -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Frame -
Restrictions and Rights
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