
Unknown, Frame for Henry William Banks Davis 'A Midsummer Night'.
1393 mm x 1900 mm x 140 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Prudence Cuming Associates Limited.
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Frame for Henry William Banks Davis 'A Midsummer Night'
Unknown
RA Collection: Art
Title
Frame for Henry William Banks Davis 'A Midsummer Night'
Frame made by
Object type
frame
Dimensions
1393 mm x 1900 mm x 140 mm
Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
03/3898
Styles
Neoclassical Revival style
Victorian
Finish
Oil and water gilt
Ornament
Husk-&-double bead on back edge; torus with centred imbricated bay leaf-&-berry moulding, bound at corners; fluted scotia with applied acanthus leaves in corners; ribbon-&-stave at sight edge above inlay
Features
Gesso flaking
Compo cracking
Cross-section
Concave with inlay
Alteration
No
Status
Almost certainly original