Metal Frame

Applied Arts

Inventory number
2018.5.30.10ad.AA.DC.C1900.FR
Description
A piece of zinc is embossed with bundles of fruit and arranged in a circuitous pattern to surround the central portrait of a young woman. This thin piece of metal is affixed to a wooden frame with small nails along the rim. The back of the frame consists of a square photo insert, inside of which, a piece of glass, a photograph, and a wooden piece is secured by wooden tabs. 

Photo inside was taken in Avignon, France by photographer Florent Miesienski. 
Materials
Aluminum
Wood
Glass
Origin
circa 1900 France
Dimensions
Width : 2.5 cm
Length : 17 cm
Height : 24 cm
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