Frame with hidden compartment

NameTramp Art Frame

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1920

Place madeNew York, United States, North America

MediumWood, photographs, glass, mirror, metal, fabric

Dimensions28 15/16 × 19 3/8 × 6 13/16 in. (73.5 × 49.2 × 17.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.17.6

Object numberFA.2017.17.6ab

DescriptionThis tramp art frame is both a picture frame and a keepsake box. The frame itself holds a photograph of a family of seven people, two are seated and five are standing. The upper frame structure slides to either the left or the right to expose a hidden compartment. Below the frame there is a small brass latch that indicates another smaller compartment. There are two rectanuglar mirror pieces at the front of the base of the frame.