Ripple molding
Unknown Artist
1610–70
Medium
Pine with mahogany (?) ripple top molding.
Dimensions
Overall: 16 11/16 × 11 1/4 in. (42.4 × 28.6 cm) Sight: 13 3/16 × 7 3/4 in. (33.5 × 19.7 cm) Rabbet: 13 5/8 × 8 3/8 in. (34.6 × 21.3 cm)
Classification
Frames
Culture
Spanish or Spanish provinces in Central America (?)
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.2219
Art Historical Context
Behold the exquisite *Ripple Molding*, a masterful 17th-century frame from the Robert Lehman Collection the Metropolitan Museum of Art Dating to 1610–70, this piece hails from Spanish culture or possibly the Spanish provinces in Central, reflecting the artistry of the colonial era when elaborate frames elevated paintings—often religious icons—to divine status. Measuring about 16½ by 11¼ inches overall, its compact size belies its grandeur, designed to cradle artworks with precise sight and rabbet dimensions for a perfect fit. Crafted from pine with a mahogany (?) ripple top molding, the frame...