Even after photography became commercially popular—in the mid Nineteenth Century—having one's photo taken remained a rare experience. Unless you were a person of great fame or influence, you might take only two or three photos in your lifetime—perhaps at a wedding or some other important milestone. And the technology of the day gave the sitter few options regarding the resulting photo's size; most pictures were fairly small.
But, like today, a nice frame would make all the difference in presenting—and highlighting—a treasured photograph. Shown here, an oval walnut frame, with a curved, deeply-recessed "profile." The frame was made circa 1850—just about the time that people with a little money to spend might be able to have their photo taken. Click on the photo above to learn more about this handsome frame.
Though our Greenwich Village store is now permanently closed, LEO Design is still alive and well! Please visit our on-line store where we continue to sell Handsome Gifts (www.LEOdesignNYC.com).
To arrange a visit our Pittsburgh showroom (by private appointment only), please call 917-446-4248.