Unknown American
Set of Five Picture Hangers

Set of Five Picture Hangers

Public Domain

Maker
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Set of Five Picture Hangers
Datec. 1840–1860
Made inUnited States
MediumGlass and brass
DimensionsEach: 2 5/8 × 7/8 in. (6.7 × 2.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.91.42.1-.5
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionDuring the 1700s and for much of the 1800s, Americans used plain nails to hang pictures, using small rings attached to the tops of the frames. By the mid-1800s, decorative nails such as these were available to hang pictures with wire or decorative cord.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1991.

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