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1976
GUSN-169849
Gilded and elaborately carved, the frames of many of John Singleton Copley's portraits are rightly celebrated by lovers of rococo. Their origins, though, are clouded. Barbara and Gerald Ward take a look at the makers of these wonderful frames.
Article ID 230
SC001
Old-Time New England
SC001.1976.067.245.003
Gilded and elaborately carved, the frames of many of John Singleton Copley's portraits are rightly celebrated by lovers of rococo. Their origins, though, are clouded. Barbara and Gerald Ward take a look at the makers of these wonderful frames.
Volume 67, Number 245 (Summer-Fall 1976)
Barbara M. Ward and Gerald W.R. Ward (Author)
(1976). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
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Boston, Mass.
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Old Time New England
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