H x W x D (outside): 32 x 66 x 2.5 cm (12 5/8 x 26 x 1 in)
Type:
Frame
Origin:
New York, New York, United States
Date:
1889
Description:
A carved and gilded reverse frame, the sight edge with bold diagonal gadrooning surrounded by numerous alternating flat and variegated bands enclosed by a flat top edge.
Provenance:
From 1889
Caroline J. Hecker, New York purchased from the maker, before June 27, 1889 [1]
To 1893
Reichard and Company, New York, purchased from Caroline J. Hecker, to 1889 [2]
From 1893 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Reichard and Company on January 3, 1893 [3]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
Notes:
[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record. See also, Curatorial Remark 1, Linda Merrill, April 3, 1993, in the object record.
[2] See note 1.
[3] 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:
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 (May 31, 1979 to June 17, 1980)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 8 and 9 (February 25, 1956 to April 28, 1958)
