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Object Name: 
Frame
Place Made: 
probably Germany
Accession Number: 
88.7.1 B
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 34 cm, W: 30 cm, D: 2.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1650-1700
Primary Description: 
Brown wood; painted red, brown and gilded; carved, gessoed. Rectangular shape, made of form lengths of rounded molding, mitered at the corners; carved scrollwork applied on the sides of the top corners and cresting on top, the carving piched out in red paint and gilding; inscribed similarly, but too faint to read accurately.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Milzman, Susan, Former Collection
1988-04-17
Greg, Dianne, Former Collection
1988-04-17
Color: 
Red, brown
red
Technique: 
carved, gilt
carving

Objects in Set (2)

2 Frames
Date:about 1650-1700
Accession Number:88.7.1
Frame
Date:about 1650-1700
Accession Number:88.7.1 A