DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Tramp art frame with print of Virgin of the Rosary

NameFrame with print

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datelate 19th-early 20th Century

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumWood, paper, ink, metal

DimensionsOverall: 22 3/4 x 18 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (57.8 x 46.3 x 3.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, from the collection of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.96.

Object numberFA.2010.96.30

DescriptionChip carved blackish brown stained wood frame with sawtooth carving around opening. Frame incised with floral forms in pots along all edges. Protruding corners support bas-relief carved columns, supported by diagonal attachments to frame. At top are a central cross, flanked by a pair of candle flames. Framed within is a print showing the Virgin of the Rosary holding Christ child at center, surrounded by scenes from the life of Mary and Christ. All in primary colors (black, red, blue, green and yellow).