Frame for Thayer's A Winged Figure

Object Details

• Artist

  Designed by Stanford White (1853-1906)

• Provenance

  To 1906

  Stanford White (1853-1906), to 1906 [1]

  From 1906 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the Estate of Stanford White in 1906 [2]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] This antique picture frame was owned by Stanford White, and was sold by his estate to Charles Lang Freer on November 14, 1906 (see Provenance Remark 1 in the object record, as well as Curatorial Remark 1, L. Merrill, July 23, 1998, in the object record). See also, letter from William R. Mead to C.L. Freer, dated November 3, 1906, as well as letter from C.L. Freer to T.D. Wadelton, dated December 13, 1907, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

  [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

  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)

  American Painting, Abbott H. Thayer (May 2, 1923 to March 23, 1925)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Stanford White (1853-1906)

  Estate of Stanford White (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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• Name

  Estate of Stanford White, Freer, Charles Lang, White, Stanford

• Place

  New York, United States

• Topic

  Gilding, Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, American Art

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Frames