Mirror
1730-1740 (made)
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Wall Mirror with wooden frame carved in relief and gilt. Pediment top enclosing a scallop shell flanked by fronts, above a fronded frieze centre on a male mask. Uprights scrolled towards the base and edged with husk-and-flower chains. Base decorated with festoons of leaves centered on a ribbon bow.
Alterations
This mirror has been shortened; there is a saw cut on each side of the frame near the bottom and there is no bevel on the bottom of the mirror plate. The frame has been re-gilt and the "pebble-dash" treatment of the uprights is not original. The mark in the centre of the top of the frame appears to be a later restoration.
Alterations
This mirror has been shortened; there is a saw cut on each side of the frame near the bottom and there is no bevel on the bottom of the mirror plate. The frame has been re-gilt and the "pebble-dash" treatment of the uprights is not original. The mark in the centre of the top of the frame appears to be a later restoration.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and gilt wood |
| Brief description | Mirror, gilded wood, English, 1730-40 |
| Physical description | Wall Mirror with wooden frame carved in relief and gilt. Pediment top enclosing a scallop shell flanked by fronts, above a fronded frieze centre on a male mask. Uprights scrolled towards the base and edged with husk-and-flower chains. Base decorated with festoons of leaves centered on a ribbon bow. Alterations This mirror has been shortened; there is a saw cut on each side of the frame near the bottom and there is no bevel on the bottom of the mirror plate. The frame has been re-gilt and the "pebble-dash" treatment of the uprights is not original. The mark in the centre of the top of the frame appears to be a later restoration. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr. F.D. Lycett Green |
| Other number | 1947/2285 - RF number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.39-1947 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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