Picture frame for Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
attributed to Thomas Chippendale (Otley 1718 - London 1779)
Category
Architecture / Drawings
Date
c. 1767 - c. 1770 (from the thesis by F. Sands PhD March 2012)
Materials
Paper, Pen, Ink, Pencil
Measurements
450 x 330 mm
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 960506
Summary
Design for picture frame without cresting in pen, ink and pencil. Shows profile of moulding. Attributed to Thomas Chippendale
Full description
For further discussion, see 'A Lost Picture Frame by Thomas Chippendale' by Christopher Rowell, Furniture History Society Vol 54 (2018) fig 5 which attributes the design to Thomas Chippendale and relates it to the frame (NT 960945) which Chippendale made for the picture of 'Cleopatra bitten by an Asp' after Guido Reni (1575 - 1642) (NT 960076). See also NT 960507.
Provenance
Accepted in lieu of tax by HM Treasury and transferred to the National Trust in 1994
Makers and roles
attributed to Thomas Chippendale (Otley 1718 - London 1779) , designer attributed to Thomas Chippendale (Otley 1718 - London 1779) , cabinetmaker
References
Jackson-Stops 1974: Gervase Jackson-Stops. “Pre-Adam furniture designs at Nostell Priory.” Furniture History 10 (1974): pp.24-37.