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Title: Cassetta frame
Artist:
Unknown , working in Rome
Date: 1880–1900; made in style of early 17th century
Culture: Italian, Rome
Medium: Poplar back frame with applied upper moldings in walnut, ebony, and ebonized pearwood. Half-lapped back frame. Niello; crystal and lapis lazulipanels with silver leaf beneath; some with dragon's-blood glaze. Frieze: niello-bordered panels with radius-ended centers and square corners.
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 5/8 × 11 7/8 in. (34.6 × 30.1 cm)
Sight: 7 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (20 × 15.8 cm)
Rabbet: 8 3/8 × 6 5/8 in. (21.2 × 16.9 cm)
Classification: Frames
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number: 1975.1.2292
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