Frame for Watercolor: Brutus and the Ghost

Art

Planting Fields

Name/Title

Frame for Watercolor: Brutus and the Ghost

Entry/Object ID

1955.002.105

Description

Frame for watercolor "Brutus and the Ghost". Has wide, flat molding. All compo ornament consisting of outer band of leaf and tongue, with a small foliate band along site edge.

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood: Gesso, Composition Ornament, Gold Leaf, Wood, Gesso

Cataloged By

Cannarsa

Acquisition

Accession

1955.002.105

Source or Donor

Coe, William Robertson

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Place

Location

England

Notes

Date: Late 19th Century

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

Height

14-1/2 in

Width

16-1/2 in

Location

Room

Writing Room

Building

Main House

Date

August 16, 2023

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2024.1

Inventoried By

Amanda Massimillio

Inventoried Date

Jun 26, 2024

Inventoried By

Leger

Inventoried Date

Jul 10, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

In 1996 Eric Price noted this frame as high priority - major compo losses in the outer band of leaf and tongue ornament, and scattered gesso losses. The remaining ornament is unstable.

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 16, 2006

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Willaim Robertson Coe William Robertson Coe Planting Fields Foundation

General Notes

Note

Status: OK

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 16, 2006

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 15, 2024