Frame, Picture
- Object Name:
- Frame, Picture
- Object ID:
- 1975.020 a-b
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Picture frame. Small wooden picture frame in shape of a book. Handmade hinged box with carved relief designs on front and back, inlaid with a star, hearts, diamonds, and other shapes. Incised vine and bird designs on inside. Two oval cutouts for photographs. Two slots on top edge for inserting photographs. Brass hinges.
A. Picture frame.
B. Wooden disk, 2" diameter, with inlaid star; two slots on back. Apparently a closure for the box, as the slots seem to match two missing pieces of inlay. - Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-5.5 W-4.1 D-1.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Brought to Maine by donor's grandfather, Ferdinand Drinkwater, who was an accomplished carriage painter. He married Ella Drew of Eaton, NH, in 1874. (From letter dated March 8, 1975, from Mrs. Frank A. Rees, 135 Norfolk Street, Holliston, MA 01746).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mrs. Frank A. Rees
- Subjects:
- Picture frames
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