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This is a drawing of an ornate frame design. The image shows an intricately detailed frame with decorative foliage patterns both at the top and bottom. At the bottom, there is a ribbon-like embellishment with the text "W.W. Corcoran" inscribed on it. The frame appears to be designed for a portrait, as indicated by the handwritten note within the empty frame area. The design exhibits a meticulous linework style.
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This is a drawing of an ornate frame design. The image shows an intricately detailed frame with decorative foliage patterns both at the top and bottom. At the bottom, there is a ribbon-like embellishment with the text "W.W. Corcoran" inscribed on it. The frame appears to be designed for a portrait, as indicated by the handwritten note within the empty frame area. The design exhibits a meticulous linework style.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

1892 Corcoran Gallery of Art Catalogue

James Henry Moser

Date
1890-1891
Medium
pen and black ink with graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
image (irregular): 24.77 × 18.42 cm (9 3/4 × 7 1/4 in.) board: 27.31 × 22.54 cm (10 3/4 × 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2015.19.3587
Credit line
Corcoran Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
1892 Corcoran Gallery of Art Catalogue

Subjects and terms

  • portrait
  • American
  • plant
  • Corcoran Art Gallery
  • Frame
Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower right in black ink: MOSER; center in graphite by unknown hand: Mosstype portrait / send size to M T[not deciphered]; lower center in black ink: W.W. CORCORAN

NGA object ID 182289. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.