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MIRROR

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Ladies Powder Room


About this object

The dressing table mirror rests on an easel back and has two scrolled feet at the bottom of the frame. The frame, in the rococo style, has a sinous outline decorated with scrolled acanthus leaves that continue upward. Swags of roses in high relief entwine the frame and at intervals invade the glass. At the peak top is a lion mask and a medallion containing a monogram topped by a nine-pointed crown.

Object name:
MIRROR
Made from:
Silver plate on copper -- wood
Made in:
France
Date made:
ca. 1850
Size:
64.1 × 47.6 cm (25 1/4 × 18 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
14.122
Class:
METAL
Signature marks:
MONOGRAM on top: monogram surmounted by nine pointed crown
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973