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Mirror

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-14091

Description

Tripart hanging mirror. Wood border inlaid w/ detail on front of mirror. Glass beveled. Four metal balls at base for standing. Chain at top for hanging. Back of two side mirrors covered in relief on paper. Relief image of Renaissance castle entrance. In foreground there are two figures on horseback (man and woman) and three dogs. Ivy receding to background. In background there is a castle wall w/ ivy and many images: window, knocker, Royal Arms insignia, Cherubs, knight, man and woman, and gargoyle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mirrors
mirrors
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
glass (material)
Glass
Unidentified Paper
MIRROR

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

14 x 35.625 x 0.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1215

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