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<I>Wire frame, panel</I>

Panel wire frame foundations were used to create large and showy floral arrangements for almost any occasion. The panel was covered with foliage and flowers in decorative designs or in the form of an emblem or other symbol.

Date: ca. 1860-1940
Type: Floral frames
Medium: Wire
Department: HAC
Institution: Smithsonian Gardens
Object number: hac_1999.077
Credit: Smithsonian Gardens, Horticultural Artifacts Collection.

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