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Gallery frames

Scope note

Uniform frames selected by an owner so that all the works of art in the owner's collection might be framed alike. Such frames identified ownership and status and for this reason frequently changed, sometimes every generation, to keep up with fashionable styles and taste. IRF

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000190048

Broader Terms used

<frames by location or context>

Term used for

frames, gallery

Equivalent Terms used

gallery frame

Created

13yrs ago

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