Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown framemaker
Title:
British, Louis XIV style frame
Date:
mid-18th century
Materials & Techniques:
Carved wood, later oil gilding and over original oil and water gilding
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.7.32FR
Classification:
Frames
Collection:
Frames
Subject Terms:
frame status: Period | frame alteration: not sure | frame ornament: Fluted back edge; foliate scroll-&-shell corner cartouches with applied sunflowers, and roses-à-tiges leading a floral trail to scrolling foliate-&-gadrooned centre cartouches, with diapered and pricked infill; enriched gadrooned sight edge | frame cross-section: Ogee | frame feature: Rare pattern | frame feature: French influence | frame style: Louis XIV style
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:64255