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Artwork Details
Felton Bequest, 1915
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Frame
The frame on In Morroco is notable for a number of features. It uses a thin slip, curved at each corner, to create something of the effect of the presentation of a photographic image. The flat of the frame is rich with incised and punched gilded decorative work in the manner of Florentine frames from the C16th. Basically cassetta in form, the inner edge is defined by a ribbon pattern and the outer edge with a small scale imbricated leaf. The centres of the flats feature recessed panels. It is possible the frame is a hybrid of styles made for the painting by re-combining old frame elements into a new form. There are clear indications of diagonal cuts through the frame on all sides, which while cleverly matching the pattern, indicate the frame is cut down from a larger format. While the source of the frame remains ambiguous the relationship to the painting remains strong.
The painting was cleaned in 2004.
Frame Details
- Framemaker
- Unknown - 20th century
- Date
- c.1913
- Materials
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carved timber, composition and gold leaf
- Frame Condition
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cut down and re-assembled