Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown framemaker
Title:
British, Rococo frame
Date:
mid-18th century
Materials & Techniques:
Carved wood, successive later oil gilding over original oil and water gilding; probably obscuring sanded frieze
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.7.37FR
Classification:
Frames
Collection:
Frames
Subject Terms:
frame alteration: no alteration | frame status: Probably original | frame ornament: Acanthus leaf back edge; pierced corner foliate scroll-&-rocaille cartouches with applied rosettes linked by flat S-scrolls to rocaille-&-leaf centres; rocaille panels; acanthus leaf sight edge | frame cross-section: Shallow scotia | frame feature: Later gilding flaking | frame feature: Original gilding visible | frame style: Rococo
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:64259