Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
W. Boswell, active 19th–20th century, British
Title:
British Victorian Rococo Revival frame
Date:
mid-19th century
Materials & Techniques:
Wood and compo, original gilding on frame; inlay regilded
Dimensions:
Frame: 30 1/2 × 30 1/2 × 2 3/4 inches (77.5 × 77.5 × 7 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Accession Number:
B1986.8FR
Classification:
Frames
Collection:
Frames
Subject Terms:
frame alteration: no alteration | frame status: Original | frame style: Victorian Rococo Revival | frame feature: Circular inlay | frame feature: Compo cracking | frame cross-section: Ogee with circular inlay | frame ornament: Ovolo-&-shell on back edge; scrolling corner cartouches with rocailles linked to rocaille centres by swept rails; scrolling foliate strapwork with leaf sprigs on a cross-hatched ground; acanthus leaf sight edge
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:65727