Mirror
1675-1685 (made)
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Wall Mirror. Pinewood frame with veneer of rosewood and oyster-cut walnut and ebony and marquetry of green coloured ivory,sycamore and other woods. Rectangular, broad convex frame with plain bevelled edge of rosewood—veneer. The frame is decorated, against an oyster-cut walnut ground, with lobed L—shaped corner panels showing formal leafy scrollwork with carnation, tulips and other flowers in light brown, dark reddish brown and green against a black ebonized wood ground, and with two pairs of panels showing, against a similar ground, birds perched on flowering plants. A line of black beading separates the convex frame from its bevelled edge.
The lunette shaped cresting is missing. Veneer and marquetry superficially and frequently cracked. At the back are a pair of modern metal handles with supporting cord between them.
The lunette shaped cresting is missing. Veneer and marquetry superficially and frequently cracked. At the back are a pair of modern metal handles with supporting cord between them.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | wood decorated with marquetry |
| Brief description | Mirror, pine wood veneered with marquetry, English, c. 1675 |
| Physical description | Wall Mirror. Pinewood frame with veneer of rosewood and oyster-cut walnut and ebony and marquetry of green coloured ivory,sycamore and other woods. Rectangular, broad convex frame with plain bevelled edge of rosewood—veneer. The frame is decorated, against an oyster-cut walnut ground, with lobed L—shaped corner panels showing formal leafy scrollwork with carnation, tulips and other flowers in light brown, dark reddish brown and green against a black ebonized wood ground, and with two pairs of panels showing, against a similar ground, birds perched on flowering plants. A line of black beading separates the convex frame from its bevelled edge. The lunette shaped cresting is missing. Veneer and marquetry superficially and frequently cracked. At the back are a pair of modern metal handles with supporting cord between them. |
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| Credit line | Given by Eric M Browett |
| Object history | Given by Mr Eric M Browett, 29, George Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. Given by Eric Browett in memory of his wife. Mr Browett gave more than twenty pieces of English furniture, mostly of the second half of the eighteenth century (W.46 to W.74-1937). Most of the pieces were shown together in Gallery 44 on first acquisition (neg. no. 77456). For a discussion of the whole Browett collection see: Ralph Edwards, 'The Browett Gift of English Furniture at the Victoria and Albert Museum', Country Life, 9 October 1937, p. 380-381. |
| Historical context | For a similar type of mirror with rather different floral panels, see The Dictionary of English Furniture, Vol.II, p,311, Fig.12. |
| Other number | 1968/3447 - RF number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.59-1937 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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