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Mirror
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Mirror
- Place of origin:
Great Britain, United Kingdom (made)
- Date:
1725-1735 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Mirror glass with wood veneer, carved and gilded
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Miss C. A. R. Adams
- Museum number:
W.18-1947
- Gallery location:
On loan
Tall narrow mirrors like this are known as pier glasses, as they were hung on the wall – or pier – between two windows. The drawing room of a fashionable house would often have a pair of pier glasses. Tall mirrors often had glass in several parts, as in this case, owing to the technical difficulty of producing large sheets. The glass is framed with a narrow convex walnut moulding; the cresting is carved and gilded.
On loan to Lamport Hall.
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