Labels and signatures from old and antique picture frames. Other aspects of framing, interiors, exteriors, signage, etc. Click on an image to enlarge. Email me, sidebar, Bron, or my colleague, fellow framewright, Richard Christie. If I add to a post, I'll bump it to the top. "Post Labels", to the right include specialties and locations if you are searching for something specific.
5/31/13
5/19/13
5/18/13
John Wanamaker
I'm making an assumption that this is from the Wanamaker Department stores. Lots of information on the internet about him and his stores.
5/15/13
5/14/13
Charles Dillon
A New York frame found in Paris at the "Maison Sfez", Saint Ouen Flea Market.
© Mathilde-Jeannine Durand - Antique Frames/Cadres Anciens.
Labels:
Framemaker/Framewright,
Framer,
New York City,
United States
5/7/13
5/6/13
James Bourlet, James Bourlet and Sons, Ltd.
Courtesy of Rosaline Shunmoogum.
Some other Bourlet labels and pictures, originally posted by Richard Christie.
This one with out the Sons. Established in 1828 and still making frames today, Bourlet has a detailed history which can be seen on the National Portrait Gallery, British Picture Framemakers, 1630-1950 resource.
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