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Framed Portrait of Harriet Klein Allen at Six Months Old
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| Accession #: | 3400.184 |
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| Title: | Framed Portrait of Harriet Klein Allen at Six Months Old |
| Object Type: | Frame, Picture; Photograph; Portrait |
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| Physical Description: | An example of pyro-art (wood burning). Frame is rectangular with rectangular cut-out for photograph. The cut-out has rounded corners, as do the exterior corners of the frame. Designs on the face of the frame include playing cards, wall clock, dice, smoking pipes, poker chips, cigar butt and the words "For a Bachelor". Frame hangs from a cup hook and has compartment on backside to hold photograph. Frame contains the photograph of a child. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Childhood (Childhood); Portrait (Artwork->Subject); Photograph (Artwork)
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| Dimensions: |
Object H x W x D 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 "
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| Materials/Techniques: |
wood (Material)
cardboard (Material)
metal (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
"For a Bachelor/ Warranted Pyrography/ Harriet Elizabeth Klein, six months old/ Milton Loryea/ Spokane, Wash"
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| Credit Line: | Harriet and Clyde Allen Estate, Fred W. "Ted" Allen Family, 1988 |
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