Frieze
late 18th century (made)
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Top section of a mirror frame, carved wood with composition, painted blue (originally a darker shade) and gilded. Neo-classical design with inverted shells and leaf sprays.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved wood with composition, painted blue (originally a darker shade) and gilded |
| Brief description | Top section of a mirror frame, carved wood with composition, painted blue and gilded, England, late 18th century |
| Physical description | Top section of a mirror frame, carved wood with composition, painted blue (originally a darker shade) and gilded. Neo-classical design with inverted shells and leaf sprays. |
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| Object history | In this Neo-classical design the palmettes have become inverted shells and the lotus flowers have turned into leaf sprays. The waving band which connects them, devised in ancient Greece, is the basis of all other plant ornament based on the waving band (see case 16) |
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| Accession number | 691-1891 |
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| Record created | June 6, 2005 |
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