Frame created by Hermann Dudley Murphy (1867-1945) Search this
Medium:
Gilded wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D (overall): 125.7 x 156.8 x 7.6 cm (49 1/2 x 61 3/4 x 3 in)
Type:
Frame
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1918
Provenance:
From 1918 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), probably purchased from Charles Adams Platt (1861-1933), New York, NY, in 1918 [1]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
Notes:
[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record, when C.L. Freer purchased Platt's painting "The Mountain" (F1918.155a) it was, presumably, framed. According to F1918.155a, Provenance Remark 1, in the object record, the painting, and most probably frame, were purchased from Platt on October 10, 1918. See also, American Paintings List, pg. 24, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] 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:
Winter into Spring: American Landscapes (March 4, 1982 to June 1, 1982)
Previous custodian or owner:
Charles Adams Platt (1861-1933) (C.L. Freer source)