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Not currently on display at the V&A
On display at Lydiard Park, Swindon

Mirror

1750-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A giltwood framed wall mirror. The glass surface is divided into panels and compartments of rococo form with swags and festoons of flowers and leafy detail. At the top, flanking a scrolled finial are a pair of confronting geese.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved and gilded wood; mirror glass
Brief description
Mirror, gilt wood frame, English, 1750-70
Physical description
A giltwood framed wall mirror. The glass surface is divided into panels and compartments of rococo form with swags and festoons of flowers and leafy detail. At the top, flanking a scrolled finial are a pair of confronting geese.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2438.4mm
  • Width: 1524mm
  • Depth: 203.2mm
Measurements taken from paper records - not checked on object.
Style
Credit line
Given by Lady Bellhouse
Object history
Given to the V&A in 1947 by Lady Bellhouse.

On loan to Lydiard Park, Swindon since 1983.
Repairs and cleaning were carried out by contract conservator Walford W Jones while on loan in 1983.

This object was previously on loan to Birmingham (1956-1959) and Newcastle (1961).
Subjects depicted
Other number
47/753 & 47/2741 & 60/3450 - RF number
Collection
Accession number
W.1-1947

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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