Cassetta frame
Unknown Artist
1770–80
Medium
Softwood
Dimensions
Overall: 19 3/8 × 24 in. (49.2 × 61 cm) Sight: 15 9/16 × 20 3/8 in. (39.5 × 51.8 cm) Rabbet: 16 5/16 × 21 in. (41.5 × 53.4 cm)
Classification
Frames
Culture
Southern France (?)
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.2362
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of's Robert Lehman Collection, where this elegant **Cassetta frame** from1770–80 stands as a refined example of 18th-century decorative arts. Crafted from soft by an unknown artist, likely from Southern France, measures 19 3/8 × 24 inches overall, with a sight opening of 15 9/16 × 20 3/8 inches. Acquired in 1975, this frame exemplifies the meticulous craftsmanship of the late Rococo or early Neoclassical era, when ornate surrounds were essential to elevating paintings in grand European interiors. The cassetta style, meaning "little box" in Italian, features ...