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Overmantel Mirror

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1820

GUSN

GUSN-17230

Description

Overmantel mirror. Wood and gesso, gilded. Horizontal rectangular form, six rope-turned columnar forms terminating in acanthus leaves and turned capitals. Rosettes within corner blocks. Large central mirror panel separated from two smaller panels flanked by simple molding.

Details

Descriptive Terms

looking glasses
mirrors
gesso
gilding
wood (plant material)
Mirror
Mirror, Wall
Mirror, Mantel
Mirror, Mantel

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

26 x 57 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Lucy F. Logan

Accession Number

1933.1026

Date

1820 (circa)

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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