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Catalog Data

Artist:
Hermann Dudley Murphy (1867-1945)  Search this
Medium:
Gilded wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 252.7 x 144.8 x 8.9 cm (99 1/2 x 57 x 3 1/2 in)
Type:
Frame
Origin:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Date:
1908
Provenance:
To 1908
Hermann Dudley Murphy (1867-1945), Boston, Massachusetts [1]
From 1908 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the maker in 1908 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record, this frame was purchased by C.L. Freer from the maker, Hermann Dudley Murphy of Boston, on May 26, 1908.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
American Paintings (September 10, 1981 to March 12, 1984)
American Paintings (May 31, 1979 to June 17, 1980)
American Paintings (September 8, 1961 to May 2, 1973)
American Paintings (June 9, 1960 to September 8, 1961)
Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings, 1958 (June 29, 1958 to October 27, 1959)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 8 and 9 (February 25, 1956 to April 28, 1958)
Untitled Exhibition, American Oil Paintings and Watercolors (May 10, 1945 to September 25, 1947)
Previous custodian or owner:
Hermann Dudley Murphy (1867-1945) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
gilding  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1908.17b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye334eea7cf-cd26-4dc8-afc0-45cce6a567d5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1908.17b