Cassetta frame
Object type: Frame
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Culture: Italian, Rome
Artist: Unknown
Artist role: Artist
Date: 1880–1900; made in style of early 17th century
Medium: Poplar back frame with applied upper moldings in walnut, ebony, and ebonized pearwood.  Half-lapped back frame.  Niello; crystal and lapis lazulipanels with silver leaf beneath; some with dragon's-blood glaze.  Frieze: niello-bordered panels with radius-ended centers and square corners.
Dimensions: Overall: 13 5/8 × 11 7/8 in. (34.6 × 30.1 cm)
Sight: 7 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (20 × 15.8 cm)
Rabbet: 8 3/8 × 6 5/8 in. (21.2 × 16.9 cm)
Classification: Frames
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975