270 ENGLISH FRAMES
473Architectural Woodwork and Fixtures
FRAMES- Frame for a Mirror
London, circa 1740-1745
Attributed to Matthias Lock
Gessoed and gilded pine details on an oak
support; mirror glass
Height: 7 ft. (213.3 cm); Width: 4 ft. 2 in.
(127 cm)
Accession number 78.DH.243
PROVENANCE
Dukes of Westminster; [Frank Partridge,
Ltd., London, 1967]; purchased by J. Paul
Getty, 1967.
EXHIBITIONS
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, on loan,
November 1988-present.Metalwork
- Monteith
London, 1705
By John Rand
Silver
Marked with the maker's stamp of Ra; a
lions head erased (the assay mark of Lon
don); the figure of Britannia (the standard
mark indicating .9583 silver content); the
letter /(the date letter for 1705). Engraved
with an unidentified coat of arms.
Height: 10 in. (25.5 cm); Diameter:
ι ft. 2 /2 in. (36.8 cm)
474Accession number 78.DG.149
EXHIBITIONS
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
on loan, 1982-present.- Pair of Sugar Castors
London, 1730
By Paul de Lamerie
Silver-gilt
Bodies and lids marked with the maker s
stamp of LA. between an arched crown
with a star and a fleur-de-lys (in use around
1720-173 2); a lion's head erased (the assay
mark of London); the figure of Britannia
(the standard mark indicating .9583 silver
content); the letter Ρ (the date letter for 1730).
Castor .1 engraved 1730 and Nc}2=27-12;
Castor .2 engraved 1730 and N°i=27; both
engraved with Garter coat of arms and the
Howard crest.
Height: 93 /s in. (23.8 cm); Diameter: 3% in.
(9.9 cm)
Accession number 78.DG.180.1-.2
PROVENANCE
Dukes of Northumberland; [S. J. Phillips,
London]; purchased by J. Paul Getty
around 1938.
EXHIBITIONS
The Minneapolis Institute of Art, on loan,
1980-1981; The Los Angeles County
Museum of Art, on loan, 1982-1988; Lon
don, Goldsmith's Hall, Paul de Lamerie,
May 16-June 22,1990, no. 65, p. 109, illus.