Mirror
1720-1740 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Wall mirror, carved and gilt wood frame.
At the top, fronded cresting flanked by corkscrew scrolls and foliage in openwork. Frame shaped in front and carved in relief with acanthus design, intertwined towards the base by symmetrical reed foliage centered on a ribbon bow at the base.
At the top, fronded cresting flanked by corkscrew scrolls and foliage in openwork. Frame shaped in front and carved in relief with acanthus design, intertwined towards the base by symmetrical reed foliage centered on a ribbon bow at the base.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | carved and gilt wood |
| Brief description | Mirror, oval, carved gilt wood, English , 1720-40 |
| Physical description | Wall mirror, carved and gilt wood frame. At the top, fronded cresting flanked by corkscrew scrolls and foliage in openwork. Frame shaped in front and carved in relief with acanthus design, intertwined towards the base by symmetrical reed foliage centered on a ribbon bow at the base. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr. F.D. Lycett Green |
| Other number | 1947/2285 - RF number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.40-1947 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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