Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown framemaker
Title:
British, Louis XIV style frame
Date:
2nd and 3rd quarters of 18th century
Materials & Techniques:
Carved wood, later oil gilding over original gilding and sanded frieze
Dimensions:
Frame: 41 1/4 × 33 1/8 × 2 1/2 inches (104.8 × 84.1 × 6.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.127FR
Classification:
Frames
Collection:
Frames
Subject Terms:
frame ornament: Flowered back edge; projecting, pierced corner foliate scroll-&-shell cartouches with applied rosettes; centre cartouches with flower posies; continuous foliate scrolls and floral sprigs on a punched ground; acanthus tip sight edge | frame cross-section: Ogee with frieze | frame alteration: probably not | frame style: Louis XIV style | frame status: Out of period | frame feature: Unusual pattern | frame feature: One of a pair
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:64477