Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown framemaker
Title:
British, Louis XIV- Régence style frame
Date:
mid-18th century
Materials & Techniques:
Carved wood, later oil gilding over original gilding and sanded frieze
Dimensions:
Frame: 92 × 81 1/2 inches (233.7 × 207 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2002.27FR
Classification:
Frames
Collection:
Frames
Subject Terms:
frame style: Louis XIV- Régence style | frame cross-section: Ogee with frieze | frame feature: Emblematic ornament | frame status: Almost certainly original | frame alteration: no alteration | frame ornament: Flute-&-dentil back; projecting corner-&-centre raffle leaf-&-scroll cartouches with applied gillyflowers; continuous foliate scrolls, strapwork and shells on a punched ground; acanthus leaf sight
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:64875