Picture Frame from the Dietz Sisters Home, c. 1890

Name/Title

Picture Frame from the Dietz Sisters Home, c. 1890

Entry/Object ID

1983.46.4

Description

Acc. No. 83.46.4 Subject Category: Household Date or period: Circa 1890 Object: Frame, picture Description: Gesso frame with ebonized finish, incised design in four corners, accentuated with gold. Gold leaf inner liner. Size: 25½ x 35½ inches. History of Object: Victorian picture frame from the home of the Dietz sisters, founders of Sunny Cove Beach in 1881. The house stood at the beach site, Central Avenue, the present location of Paden School. It was demolished in the early 1920's. Acquired from: Marjorie Fraley Date: 8-31-83