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Cassetta frame

1630–40
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cassetta frame
  • Date: 1630–40
  • Culture: Netherlandish
  • Medium: Pine with ebony veneer; half-lapped back frame. Black color. Sight edge: oil-gilt lead knulling. Frieze: sawn ebony veneer. Top edge: ebony molding with pine support.
  • Dimensions: Overall: 12 5/16 × 10 3/16 in. (31.2 × 25.8 cm)
    Sight: 8 15/16 × 6 3/4 in. (22.7 × 17.1 cm)
    Rabbet: 9 1/16 × 6 7/8 in. (23 × 17.5 cm)
  • Classification: Frames
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.2351
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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