Frame for the Portrait of an Elizabethan Lady

Art

Planting Fields

Name/Title

Frame for the Portrait of an Elizabethan Lady

Entry/Object ID

1980.009.002

Description

Frame for the portrait of an Elizabethan lady. Has ripple molding with frieze and cove. Tortoise shell on frieze, and a black lacquer finish.

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood, Wood: Tortoise Shell, Lacquer, Tortoise Shell

Collection

Planting Fields Foundation

Cataloged By

Cannarsa

Acquisition

Accession

1980.009.002

Source or Donor

Rudolph Wunderlich - Kennedy Galleries

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Frame, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Frame

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Width

38 in

Length

43-1/4 in

Location

Wall

West Wall

Room

Entrance Hall

Building

Main House

Date

August 16, 2023

Location

Room

Entrance Hall

Building

Main House

Inventory

Inventoried By

Leger

Inventoried Date

Jul 11, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Examined by Eric Price - he noted the surface of the tortoise shell finish is lifting in scattered areas. There are cracks at the upper right. But black lacquer is in good condition.

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 13, 2006

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Planting Fields Foundation Planting Fields Foundation

General Notes

Note

Status: OK

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

October 13, 2006

Updated By

Emily Leger

Update Date

November 14, 2023