Mirror
1745-1750 (made)
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Mirror in frame veneered with mahogany with carved and gilt enrichments in pine wood. At the top is a basket of flowers resting on a plinth in a broken pediment enriched with foliage and scrolled acanthus whorls. The frame which is of scrolled outline at the base is surrounded by a gilt moulding and flanked by pendants of flowers, leaves and fruit. The inner border framing a sheet of modern looking-glass is of elaborately scrolled outline and the glass is bevelled at the edges to correspond. Below the pediment is a design composed on two conventional floral sprats sunk in the surface and gilt.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | veneered wood, carved and gilt |
| Brief description | Mirror, English, 1745-1750, gilded mahogany |
| Physical description | Mirror in frame veneered with mahogany with carved and gilt enrichments in pine wood. At the top is a basket of flowers resting on a plinth in a broken pediment enriched with foliage and scrolled acanthus whorls. The frame which is of scrolled outline at the base is surrounded by a gilt moulding and flanked by pendants of flowers, leaves and fruit. The inner border framing a sheet of modern looking-glass is of elaborately scrolled outline and the glass is bevelled at the edges to correspond. Below the pediment is a design composed on two conventional floral sprats sunk in the surface and gilt. |
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| Credit line | Given by The Rev. G.B.E. Riddell |
| Other number | 1942/217 - RF number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.5-1942 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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