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Photo Frame, from the Hôtel Guimard, Paris, France

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Bisymmetrical and generally rectangular frame, decorated at outer sides and top scroll and extended and entwined forms in low relief. Opening framed with a freely designed molding which emerges abstractly from the body as a whole. Cast in same mount as 1956-53-1, 1956-76-6 and 1948-114-4.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Hector Guimard, (French, 1867–1942)
Founder
Paul Philippon, French, active 1893 - 1919
Date
1907
Credit Line
Gift of Mme. Hector Guimard
Medium
bronze, gold, plate glass; modern photo reproduction
Dimensions
H x W x D (closed): 26.7 × 16.5 × 3.8 cm (10 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)
H x W x D (open): 24.8 × 16.5 × 16.5 cm (9 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)
Type
metalwork
Decorative Arts
Object Name
photo frame
Type
photo frame
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