Mirror
about 1620 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Tin amalgam mirror in a tabernacle frame of walnut(?) with boxwood (?) stringing, with flanking half-round columns and a broken pediment set over a flattened, semi-circular pediment flanked by vases, and predella with two grotesque masks, but missing an antependium. The back oak (pegged), with tight, neat joints.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | mirror, wood |
| Brief description | Flemish, 1640-1670, in carved frame, archit'l desg |
| Physical description | Tin amalgam mirror in a tabernacle frame of walnut(?) with boxwood (?) stringing, with flanking half-round columns and a broken pediment set over a flattened, semi-circular pediment flanked by vases, and predella with two grotesque masks, but missing an antependium. The back oak (pegged), with tight, neat joints. |
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| Object history | Bought for £1. 10s (source not listed) Mirror. In carved wood frame of architectural design. Flemish middle of the 17th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4471-1857 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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