Mirror
1720-1750 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
On loan to Bath Preservation Trust at 1 Royal Crescent, Bath.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and gilded wood, engraved glass. |
| Brief description | Mirror with engraved glass and giltwood frame, Venetian, 1720-50. RF:70/1613 |
| Physical description | Mirror with engraved glass and carved scrolling, floral giltwood frame. The engraved image in the centre of the glass depicts a musician, possibly Orpheus or Apollo, holding a lyre, who stands upon a knoll of grass atop a pedestal of flowers and vines. Above his head is a canopy of flowers. |
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| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | On loan to Bath Preservation Trust at 1 Royal Crescent, Bath. |
| Associated object | 5986-1859 (Pair) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5985-1859 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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