DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Tramp art frame with two photos

NameTramp art frame with two photos

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeNorth America

MediumWood, paint, Paper (cardstock), emulsion (photographs)

DimensionsOverall: 14 3/8 x 16 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (36.5 x 42.5 x 4.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.34

Object numberFA.2010.97.34

DescriptionHorizontal gold painted double opening chip carved frame with four-pointed stars at crosspieces. The frame has three verticals and two horizontals, each of stacked wood pieces of decreasing size with chip carved edges. Set within the openings are ca. 1900s photos of a young woman on proper right photographed at Rogers & Huffner, Chambersburg, PA, and what are likely flower casket ornaments on the proper left by JN Beetem of Newell, PA.