Frame for Dewing's Before Sunrise
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
1894 -
Geography
New York, New York, United States -
Material
Gilded wood -
Dimension
H x W x D: 139.7 x 170.2 x 6.4 cm (55 x 67 x 2 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F1894.22b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1894.22b
Object Details
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Designer
Stanford White (1853-1906) -
Frame maker
Alexander J. Cabus (born after 1891) -
Description
A gilded reverse cassetta frame, the sight edge with leaf and berry molding and cross straps at center points and corners, the outward sloping frieze cast with honeysuckle blossoms and U-motifs and with vines at miters, overlaid with a draped garland suspended from a bow on the top and sides, and with an outer border of beading and an ovolo back edge. -
Provenance
To 1894Alexander Cabus, to 1894 [1]From 1894 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Alexander Cabus in 1894 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] The frame was ordered by M. Dewing from Alexander Cabus, sent to N.E. Montross, and purchased by C.L. Freer from Alexander Cabus on September 25, 1894 (see Curatorial Remark 1 and Provenance Remark 1 in the object record).See also, Voucher No. 9, September 1894, the 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
Sylvan Sounds: Freer, Dewing, and Japan (May 18, 2013 to January 4, 2015)American Art - Thomas Wilmer Dewing (May 9, 1993 to February 20, 1996)Thomas Wilmer Dewing (January 3, 1985 to May 7, 1985)American Painting: To Dream of Fair Women (September 24, 1982 to February 29, 1984)Thomas Wilmer Dewing (June 19, 1980 to March 18, 1981)American Paintings: Thomas Wilmer Dewing (December 11, 1976 to April 16, 1977)Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 8 and 9 (February 25, 1956 to April 28, 1958)Special Dewing Centennial Exhibition (May 17, 1951 to July 1, 1951)American Paintings, T.W. Dewing (May 2, 1923 to March 23, 1925) -
Previous custodian or owner
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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