FRAME

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: First Floor Library

About this object

The frame has a border of leaf scrolls which are carved in high relief. There are two on each side, each on a separate applied plaque. There are two together at the top and bottom, with a quatrefoil on each corner. It contains a miniature reproduction of a galant scene in an interior with a man and a woman in 18th century dress in the style of Boucher. The man is seated in large blue easy chair, and the woman is standing. There is a low screen with a figure of a Chinaman in the room. It is backed in green silk brocade.

Object name:

FRAME

Made from:

Ivory -- miniature -- brocade -- glass

Made in:

France

Date made:

19th c.

Size:

13.8 x 11.9 cm (5 7/16 x 4 11/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

36.133

Class:

IVORY

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973