Mirror
ca. 1730 (made)
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Mirror, walnut, with carved and gilt decoration. The scrolled pediment centres on an openwork medallion containing conventional folliage; the sides are decorated with carved pendants of fruit and flowers; scrolled base; carved and gilt leaf moulding edging the glass, later covered with lacquer varnish.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | carved and gilt walnut |
| Brief description | Mirror, walnut with carved and gilt decoration, English, ca. 1730 |
| Physical description | Mirror, walnut, with carved and gilt decoration. The scrolled pediment centres on an openwork medallion containing conventional folliage; the sides are decorated with carved pendants of fruit and flowers; scrolled base; carved and gilt leaf moulding edging the glass, later covered with lacquer varnish. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mary Metford Badcock and Laura Metford Badcock |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mary Metford Badcock and Laura Metford Badcock in 1935. Miss Laura Metford Badcock of Fons George House, Taunton, was the daughter of the later Robert Gibson Badcock of Taunton, banker. Her large bequest to the Victoria and Albert Museum included furniture, silver, textiles, drawings and a pair of portraits. This bequest was the joint property of Miss Mary Metford Badcock (died 1932) and Miss Laura Metford Badcock (died 1935) who were sisters. The objects belonged to the Metford family of Flook House Taunton, which they inherited from the Button family in 1763 and sold in 1868. The Metfords intermarried with the families of Ellis, Nickelson and Anderson. On loan to Bristol City Art Gallery between 1961 and 1968 (?) |
| Other number | 1935/3305 - RF number |
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| Accession number | W.39-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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