Mirror
ca. 1820-1830 (made)
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Mirror, mahogany with ebony inlay and brass mounts. The mirror is enclosed within mahogany bandings and has "broken" corners inlaid with trefoil ornament. It swings within turned and tapered uprights being attatched to square bases and adjusted by means of swivil screws of stumped bars. The uprights are decorated with turned ebony discs, and united top and bottom by turned bars: at the top are turned vase-shaped finials. The uprights are supported on two pairs of curved legs with brass lion paw feet and stringing lines of ebony.
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Brief description | Mirror, mahogany with ebony inlay and brass mounts, English ca. 1820-1830 |
Physical description | Mirror, mahogany with ebony inlay and brass mounts. The mirror is enclosed within mahogany bandings and has "broken" corners inlaid with trefoil ornament. It swings within turned and tapered uprights being attatched to square bases and adjusted by means of swivil screws of stumped bars. The uprights are decorated with turned ebony discs, and united top and bottom by turned bars: at the top are turned vase-shaped finials. The uprights are supported on two pairs of curved legs with brass lion paw feet and stringing lines of ebony. |
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Other number | 1934/1832 - RF number |
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Accession number | W.22-1934 |
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Record created | June 27, 2006 |
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