Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: unknown framemaker
Title:: French (?), Louis XIV frame
Date:: 1st half of 18th century
Materials & Techniques:: Carved wood and compo, later oil and water gilding over original gilding and cross-hatched ground
Dimensions:: Frame: 44 3/4 × 61 1/2 × 3 3/4 inches (113.7 × 156.2 × 9.5 cm)
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B2001.2.226FR
Classification:: Frames
Collection:: Frames
Subject Terms:: frame alteration: possibly | frame status: Out of period | frame ornament: Flowered back edge; continuous foliate strapwork and floral sprigs alternating with bunched raffle leaves on a punched ground with acanthus leaf corners; centred running husk moulding; alternating leaf-&-half flower and lily sight edge | frame cross-section: Convex with cavetto | frame feature: Rare pattern | frame style: Louis XIV
Currently On View:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:64797