Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Huguenot craftsman, British
Title:
British, Rococo frame
Date:
mid-18th century
Materials & Techniques:
Carved wood, original matt and burnished water gilding
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.208FR
Classification:
Frames
Collection:
Frames
Subject Terms:
frame status: Out of period | frame alteration: no alteration | frame style: Rococo | frame cross-section: Shallow scotia | frame feature: Rare pattern | frame feature: Original corner keys | frame feature: Original use: portrait format | frame feature: Exceptionally well-preserved gilding | frame feature: Exceptionally fine recutting in gesso, 'réparure' | frame ornament: Pierced foliate C-scroll-&-cabochon corner cartouches on quadrillage ground; coronet-&-raffle leaf centre cartouches linked by swept rails to intermediate pierced trefoils; panels with heartsease sprigs on hazzled ground; incised leaf sight; overall recut
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:64779