Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown framemaker
Title:
British, Rococo frame
Date:
mid-18th century
Materials & Techniques:
Carved wood, later gildiing over original gilding
Dimensions:
Frame: 21 × 34 1/2 inches (53.3 × 87.6 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.7.96FR
Classification:
Frames
Collection:
Frames
Subject Terms:
frame ornament: Pierced corner foliate scroll-&-shell cartouches with applied rosettes linked by flat S-scrolls to pierced rocaille centres; intermediate quatrefoil-pierced rocailles; rocaille panels; centred ribbon-&-stave sight edge | frame status: Contemporary | frame alteration: no alteration | frame feature: One of a pair | frame ornament: Corner pierced foliate scroll-&-rosette cartouches linked by flat 'S'-scrolls to pierced rocaille centres; intermediate quatrefoil-pierced rocailles; rocaille panels; centred ribbon-&-stave sight | frame cross-section: Concave with frieze | frame style: Rococo
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:64312