Mirror
1840-1860 (made)
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From green catalogues. Mahogany mirror on stand. A semi-circular box resting on three bun feet with gadrooning, two at the back extremeties and one in the front centre. The curved front of the box section is elaborately moulded; its interior, but for the top, is lined with a light wood. The front of the top is a hinged lid; in the back centre is a column which extends through the top into a white painted cylinder at the back of the box section. Above this the column is decorated with turned bulbs and mouldings enclosing a tapering shaft. Ther topmost bulb has a wooden screw with a bulbous end which when turned locks or releases a brass support which can thus swivel from side to side. The brass support has at the top a second adjustable screw mechanism which supports the mirror and allows it to be adjusted in a vertical or horizontal direction. The oval mirror has a simply moulded frame.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Turned mahogany and mahogany veneers on a pine carcase |
| Brief description | Mirror, on stand, of mahogany, English, 1840-60 |
| Physical description | From green catalogues. Mahogany mirror on stand. A semi-circular box resting on three bun feet with gadrooning, two at the back extremeties and one in the front centre. The curved front of the box section is elaborately moulded; its interior, but for the top, is lined with a light wood. The front of the top is a hinged lid; in the back centre is a column which extends through the top into a white painted cylinder at the back of the box section. Above this the column is decorated with turned bulbs and mouldings enclosing a tapering shaft. Ther topmost bulb has a wooden screw with a bulbous end which when turned locks or releases a brass support which can thus swivel from side to side. The brass support has at the top a second adjustable screw mechanism which supports the mirror and allows it to be adjusted in a vertical or horizontal direction. The oval mirror has a simply moulded frame. |
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| Other number | 68/2231 - RF number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.7-1968 |
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| Record created | August 10, 2006 |
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