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Veneered ogee frame

ca. 1700
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Object Information
  • Title: Veneered ogee frame
  • Date: ca. 1700
  • Culture: Southern Germany or Austrian
  • Medium: Oak with ebony, rosewood, and tortoiseshell veneer and scraped tortoiseshell moldings.
  • Dimensions: Overall: 24 3/16 × 20 9/16 in. (61.5 × 52.3 cm)
    Sight: 19 13/16 × 16 1/8 in. (50.4 × 41 cm)
    Rabbet: 20 1/2 × 16 3/4 in. (52 × 42.5 cm)
  • Classification: Frames
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.2299
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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