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Although its style is early Louis XIV, the way this frame is carved recalles the plaster frames made for the Barbizon school painters between about 1850 and 1870 (see 1975.1.2040). The ornament has the appearance of being cast, and the gilding has a reddish tone.
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Title: Louis XIV style Ovolo frame
Date: ca. 1860
Culture: French
Medium: Oak back frame with lime upper moldings. Carved, gilt; brown-red bole.
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 3/8 × 31 15/16 in. (72 × 81.2 cm)
Sight: 19 3/16 × 22 15/16 in. (48.8 × 58.2 cm)
Rabbet: 20 13/16 × 24 3/16 in. (52.8 × 61.4 cm)
Classification: Frames
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number: 1975.1.2536
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