Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown framemaker
Title:
French, Louis XV frame
Date:
mid-18th century
Materials & Techniques:
Carved wood and compo, regilded and restored over original gilding
Dimensions:
Frame: 37 1/4 × 35 1/2 × 4 inches (94.6 × 90.2 × 10.2 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Accession Number:
B1977.14.122FR
Classification:
Frames
Collection:
Frames
Subject Terms:
frame style: Louis XV | frame feature: Recutting in gesso, 'réparure' | frame feature: Alteration evidence | frame alteration: yes | frame status: Out of period | frame ornament: Dentil-&-flute back edge; scrolling foliate shell-&-raffle leaf corner cartouches with leaf-bud on a diapered ground; gadrooned top edge; trailing floral sprigs on a cross-hatched ground; acanthus leaf sight edge on a hatched ground | frame cross-section: Ogee with frieze; slip
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:64472