The Corcoran Gallery of Art

1890-1891

James Henry Moser

Associated Names
James Henry Moser

Artist, American, born Canada, 1854 - 1913

This is a drawing of a decorative frame design. The drawing features an ornate border with intricate botanical illustrations accentuating the corners and edges. In the top right corner, there are detailed line drawings of leaves. The bottom part of the frame includes a ribbon-like embellishment that curls and twists. Inside the frame, it is labeled with the text "The Corcoran Gallery of Art." The main section where an image or photograph would be placed is left blank, with the text "Photo of Beecham" penciled softly in the center.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.23 × 15.56 cm (8 3/4 × 6 1/8 in.)
    board: 25.4 × 19.37 cm (10 × 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3589

  • Series Title

    1892 Corcoran Gallery of Art Catalogue

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1892

  • Corcoran Gallery of Art Catalogue. Washington, DC: Gibson Brothers, 1892, p. 5.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: MOSER; center in graphite by unknown hand: Photo of Building; lower center in black ink: THE COROCRAN GALLERY OF ART; lower center in graphite by unknown hand: - 4 3/8 -

Wikidata ID

Q64580401

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