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Cassetta frame

mid-16th century
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cassetta frame
  • Date: mid-16th century
  • Culture: Italian, Veneto
  • Medium: Pine
  • Dimensions: Overall: 26 7/8 × 23 5/8 in. (68.2 × 60 cm)
    Sight: 19 1/8 × 15 7/8 in. (48.5 × 40.3 cm)
    Rabbet: 20 1/8 × 16 9/16 in. (51.1 × 42 cm)
  • Classification: Frames
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.2102
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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