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Cassetta frame

early 20th century
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Object Information
  • Title: Cassetta frame
  • Date: early 20th century
  • Culture: American, New York (?)
  • Medium: Basswood back frame with rosewood upper moldings and ivory, tortoiseshell, oak and maple veneers. Carved. Sight edge: simplified lotus leaf, ebonized. Frieze: ivory stringing, maple and oak veneer. Centers: oval bosses with ivory and tortoiseshell veneer. Corners: curled acanthus leaves and paterae engraved on ivory.
  • Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/4 × 11 7/8 in. (36.2 × 30.2 cm)
    Sight: 10 × 7 5/8 in. (25.4 × 19.3 cm)
    Rabbet: 10 7/8 × 8 7/16 in. (27.6 × 21.5 cm)
  • Classification: Frames
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.2545
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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