| Accession # |
85.162a-b |
|
Maker |
Reed & Barton
|
| Title |
Frame with Portrait Engraving of Man in Profile Facing Right |
| Date |
ca. 1908 |
| Medium |
Silver-plate |
| Dimensions |
9 x 9 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (22.9 x 24.4 x 9.2 cm) |
| Marks |
On lower edge of frame: "MF'D & PLATED BY / REED & BARTON / 73" |
| Inscriptions |
Lower right: "NEW YORK / MAY 7TH 1908 / PRESENTED BY / WILLIAM BRADLEY / CONTRACTOR, / ON THE OCCASION OF / THE THROUGH / CONNECTION OF THE / PENN. R.R. TUNNELS / INTO / NEW YORK / BY THE MEETING OF / THE BERGEN HILL / TUNNELS. / CHARLES M. JACOBS, / CHIEF ENGINEER." |
| Signed |
no signature |
| Credit Line |
H. Randolph Lever Fund |
| Description |
Round-arched frame (a) with mushroom-shaped opening and two rectangular projections on lower edge serving as feet. The frame is ornamented to resemble a cross-section of a railway tunnel. Near the picture edge is acid-etched fill comprising dots and small triangles; outside of this irregular area is filled with acid-etched pebble shapes; along outer edge of frame are trapezoidal forms filled with cross-hatching. In lower left of frame is a rectangle comprising 12 canted squares, each filled with four circles. In the lower right of frame is a rectangular panel (switch box?) engraved with canted squares on left edge and with inscription.
Inside the frame (b) is glazed photogravure of a man, profile facing right. The backing of the frame (c) is blue velvet-covered cardboard with a hinged prop.
CONDITION: Some minor wear to velvet, otherwise excellent. |
