The frame is notable for being carved in timber rather than using moulded or cast ornament.

The frame is a variant of the classical revival style, with a steep inner scotia.

This frame is reminiscent of the styles used by James Abott McNeill Whistler.

This frame is a replica of the original, made at the time of acquisition.

This small, handsome, somewhat out-of-scale frame is a fine example of a Louis XIV frame built with the manufacturing processes of the nineteenth century.

The frame is labelled on the centre bottom reverse by Daniel Egan but carries a further label on the centre of the right side for Chapman Bros.

A plaque inlaid on the reverse of the frame identifies the maker. The frame is a reproduction based on seventeenth-century models, using tortoise shell and ebony with stepped corners.

The frame is an interesting example of the frames derived from the Louis XV type.1 It uses a deep outer scotia in the profile and fluid scroll work.

The label appears on the reverse of the stretcher and may relate to the lining of the painting as much as the framing of the work.

This Empire-style fluted scotia frame2 is an example of the use of an elaborately detailed frame for presenting a watercolour, the sort of frame we more commonly associate with oil…

This frame is almost certainly one designed by the artist.

Chapman made frames for Shannon and there is little reason to doubt the company made this example.

The frame is in the English rococo style, with swept and pierced edges, and is representative of the nineteenth-century manufacture of frames, which were entirely carved in timber in the…

Isaac Whitehead died in 1881 and his son continued the business with ongoing changes of address.

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