Standard Dimension of Photographs Made By
The Wallace Nutting Art Studio
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The Nutting Studio sold pictures in standard sizes. The following charts
were taken from Nutting Studio sales catalogs and show the code letter,
the size of the photograph, and, if mounted, the size of the mat.
(All photo sizes are before cropping.) |
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"A" - 5" x 7" photograph mounted on a 11" x 14" signed and titled mat.
"Q" - 4" x 10" photograph mounted on a 11" x 17" signed and titled mat.
"S" - 6" x 10" photograph mounted on a 13" x 17" signed and titled mat.
"C" - 8" x 10" photograph mounted on a 14" x 17" signed and titled mat.
"O" - 5" x 14" photograph mounted on a 13" x 22" signed and titled mat.
"P" - 7.5" x 14" photograph mounted on a 15" x 22" signed and titled mat.
"E" - 11" x 14" photograph mounted on a 18" x 22" signed and titled mat.
"F" - 14" x 17" photograph mounted on a 22" x 28" signed and titled mat.
"T" - 12" x 20" photograph mounted on a 22" x 30" signed and titled mat.
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Large Format Photographs
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Large format photographs are more commonly found close-framed.
If the photo was mounted on a signed and titled mat the size of the mat would be as follows. |
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"G" - 16" x 20" Photograph. If matted the mat would be 26" x 30".
"H" - 20" x 24" Photograph. If matted the mat would be 29" x 36".
"J" - 20" x 28" Photograph. If matted the mat would be 29" x 40".
"J" - 20" x 30" Photograph. If matted the mat would be 29" x 40".
"W" - 20" x 40" Photograph. If matted the mat would be 30" x 52".
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Miniatures And Small Sizes
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The following miniature and small sizes are signed but not titled. |
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"Miniature" - 2" x 3" photograph mounted on a 4" x 5" signed mat.
"B" - 2" x 3" photograph mounted on a 5" x 7" signed mat.
"D" - 2.5" x 5" photograph mounted on a 7" x 9" signed mat.
"D" - 3.25" x 4" photograph mounted on a 7" x 9" signed mat.
"K" - 3" x 6.625" photograph mounted on a 8" x 12" signed mat.
"R" - 4" x 6" photograph mounted on a 10" x 12" signed mat.
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The Nutting Studio was known to deviate from the norm so its possible to find other sizes. Where you find mats were cropped it was either to fit a molded frame, or as a matter of taste usually by a purchaser in a retail framing shop outside of the Nutting Studio. Photographs were mounted on a mat in a plate mark indentation, (pre 1930's), or on a flat mat with a border, usually black in color, silk screened on the mat around the edges of the picture, (1930's and later).
Photographs were also sold mounted on calendars, in mirror frames and in 3" x 4" tin frames.
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