Picture frame cartouche

This cartouche was part of an elaborate picture frame hung at Exeter’s Guildhall, commissioned after the Restoration. It was removed from the Guildhall in the late 19th century, when such work was little regarded.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
500/1987/3
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Architectural fragments
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
woodgiltpaint
Common Name
picture frame cartouche
Simple Name
cartouche
Period Classification
Charles II (1660-1685)

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gilded cartouche