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Picture frame (cadre)

Designer Design attributed to Juste Aurèle Meissonnier French
ca. 1735
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Picture frame (cadre)
  • Designer: Design attributed to Juste Aurèle Meissonnier (French, Turin 1695–1750 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1735
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Carved and gilded beechwood
  • Dimensions: 130 × 90 in. (330.2 × 228.6 cm); Other (of opening): 98 1/2 in. × 69 in. (250.2 × 175.3 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.206.34
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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