Silver Picture Frame, United States

A sepia mother and baby, framed in an oval that has clearly been polished by many sleeves.

This sterling silver picture frame from the United States is from the United States, and dates to the early 20th century. Silver frames became popular in the early twentieth century as ways to display photographs, which were then becoming common in family homes. Tall oval frame with a stepped, molded rim and a softly tarnished pale grey finish. A sepia portrait of a woman holding an infant in white fills the opening. Two small ball feet let it stand upright. It is 4.25 inches wide and 5.5 high.

The baby looks suspicious of the photographer, and fair enough.