Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Carrig-Rohane Shop Records, 1903-1962, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.carrshop
Creators:
Carrig-Rohane Shop
Dates:
1903-1962
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
6.7 Linear feet
Repository:
The Carrig-Rohane Shop records measure 6.7 linear feet and date from 1903 to 1962. The records document the founding of the Boston company, frame design and production, and the financial transactions of the shop. The numerous framing records, such as pattern and specification order books, are particularly valuable for researching and matching custom frames with specific works of art of the late 19th and early 20th century. The frame patterns are also useful for researchers interested in the history of frame design.

Scope and Content Note

Scope and Content Note
The Carrig-Rohane Shop records date from 1903 to 1962, and measure 6.7 linear feet. The records document the founding of the company, frame design and production, and the financial transactions of the shop. Series 2: Frame Orders and Specifications is particulary valuable for researching the frames used for late 19th and early 20th century American works of art. The frame patterns can be cross-referenced with the orders to obtain visual documentation of the frame desing used with a specific work of art. The frame patterns are also useful for researchers interested in the history of frame design.
The records of the Carrig-Rohane Shop also include financial and business records, printed material, sketches of frames, and photographs of sketches and sculptures.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged into seven series:
  • Missing Title
  • Series 1: Frame Patterns, circa 1903-1962 (boxes 1-2, 1 linear ft.)
  • Series 2: Frame Orders and Specifications, 1904-1962 (boxes 2-5, 3 linear ft.)
  • Series 3: Financial Records, 1908-1939, undated (boxes 5-7, 1.9 linear ft.)
  • Series 4: Business Records, 1903-1955, undated (box 7, 11, 0.6 linear ft.)
  • Series 5: Printed Material, 1906 (box 7, 0.1 linear ft.)
  • Series 6: Works of Art, 1931, 1936, undated (boxes 7, OV 10, 0.1 linear ft.)
  • Series 7: Photographs, undated (box 7, 0.1 linear ft.)

Historical Note

Historical Note
In 1903 Herman Dudley Murphy, Walfred Thulin and Charles Prendergast began making frames and in 1906 H.D. Murphy opened "The Frame Shop of Herman Dudley Murphy" on Clarendon Street in Boston.
According to the meeting minutes, on June 13, 1911, the frame shop incorporated under the name "The Thulin-Murphy Co." with Walfred Thulin as the President. The shop name was then changed to "Carrig-Rohane" on February 5, 1914, and on October 23, 1915, the shop came under the management of Robert Churchill Vose, Sr. and Nathaniel Morton Vose.
The corporation was eventually dissolved on March 29, 1939, and the framing operations moved to the Vose Galleries' premises.

Administration

Author
Jill Lundin
Provenance
The Carrig-Rohane Shop records were donated by Robert Churchill Vose, Jr., Duxbury, Massachusetts, April 4, 1974, January 13, 1975, April 5, 1984, February 1, 1986, and March 17, 1987.
Funding for the processing and microfilming of this collection was provided by a grant from the Eli Wilner & Company, Inc., New York, New York.
Alternative Forms Available
This collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reels 4974-4982 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Jill Lundin in 1994.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open for research. Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Terms of Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Preferred Citation
Carrig-Rohane Shop records, 1903-1962. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Works of art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Picture frames and framing Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Picture frame industry -- Massachusetts -- Boston Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Vose, Robert Churchill, 1873- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Vose Galleries of Boston Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Thulin-Murphy (Firm : Boston, Mass.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Thulin, Walfred, 1878-1949 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Carrig-Rohane Shop (Boston, Mass.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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