Picture frame swag

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

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
500/1987/9
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Architectural fragments
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
woodgilt
Common Name
picture frame swag
Simple Name
swag
Period Classification
Charles II (1660-1685)

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