DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Sailor's valentine in tramp-art frame

NameFramed mosaic

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1860s-1870s

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumWood (cedar), seashells, glass, paper, dried seaweed and leaves, metal nails

Dimensions13 3/8 × 13 3/8 × 1 7/16 in. (33.9 × 33.9 × 3.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, Gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2014.38.2

Object numberFA.2014.38.2

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionBoth a sailor's valentine and tramp-art frame, square cedar frame is layered, notch carved. Glass panel protects contents of frame, inside is a design fashioned from seashells, dried seaweed,and leaves, the shell mosiac features flowers, flower buds, and an inverted triangle with a red background. Back of frame reveals wood pieced together.