Photo of collection object Cassetta frame
Cassetta frame, 1900–1910 (style early 18th century). Poplar back frame with applied ebonized pearwood upper moldings; glass. Half-lapped back frame. Sight edge: oil gilt. Friezes: verre églomisé, or reverse-painted glass, held in with bronze-colored ripple moldings and gilt-bronze panel ends, and painted to resemble stone mosaic., Overall: 34 3/8 × 30 7/8 in. (87.3 × 78.4 cm) Sight: 16 1/4 × 12 15/16 in. (41.2 × 32.8 cm) Rabbet: 16 15/16 × 13 11/16 in. (43 × 34.7 cm). Robert Lehman Collection, 1975, 1975.1.2297. public-domain.

Cassetta frame

1900–1910 (style early 18th century)

Maker Unknown

Robert Lehman Collection

Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Frame
Formatted Medium
Poplar back frame with applied ebonized pearwood upper moldings; glass. Half-lapped back frame. Sight edge: oil gilt. Friezes: verre églomisé, or reverse-painted glass, held in with bronze-colored ripple moldings and gilt-bronze panel ends, and painted to resemble stone mosaic.
Locations
country: Italy
Dimensions
Overall: 34 3/8 × 30 7/8 in. (87.3 × 78.4 cm) Sight: 16 1/4 × 12 15/16 in. (41.2 × 32.8 cm) Rabbet: 16 15/16 × 13 11/16 in. (43 × 34.7 cm)
Accession Number
1975.1.2297
Credit Line
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Rights Statement
public-domain
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