The collection is arranged into seven series: Series 1: Frame Patterns, circa 1903-1962 (boxes 1-2, 1 linear ft.) Series 2: Frame Orders and Specifications, 1904-1962 (boxes 2-5, 3 linear ft.) Series 3: Financial Records, 1908-1939, undated (boxes 5-7, 1.9 linear ft.) Series 4: Business Records, 1903-1955, undated (box 7, 11, 0.6 linear ft.) Series 5: Printed Material, 1906 (box 7, 0.1 linear ft.) Series 6: Works of Art, 1931, 1936, undated (boxes 7, OV 10, 0.1 linear ft.) Series 7: Photographs, undated (box 7, 0.1 linear ft.)
Access Note / Rights:
The collection is open for research. Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Summary:
The Carrig-Rohane Shop records measure 6.7 linear feet and date from 1903 to 1962. The records document the founding of the Boston company, frame design and production, and the financial transactions of the shop. The numerous framing records, such as pattern and specification order books, are particularly valuable for researching and matching custom frames with specific works of art of the late 19th and early 20th century. The frame patterns are also useful for researchers interested in the history of frame design.
Citation:
Carrig-Rohane Shop records, 1903-1962. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
This collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reels 4974-4982 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Biography Note:
In 1903 Herman Dudley Murphy, Walfred Thulin and Charles Prendergast began making frames and in 1906 H.D. Murphy opened "The Frame Shop of Herman Dudley Murphy" on Clarendon Street in Boston.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Carrig-Rohane Shop records were donated by Robert Churchill Vose, Jr., Duxbury, Massachusetts, April 4, 1974, January 13, 1975, April 5, 1984, February 1, 1986, and March 17, 1987. Funding for the processing and microfilming of this collection was provided by a grant from the Eli Wilner & Company, Inc., New York, New York.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
