Gilt Mirror

Furniture

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Gilt Mirror

Entry/Object ID

58.1.64

Description

Mirror in gilt frame with carved gessoed and gilded mirror frame. Engaged fluted columns on sides with acanthus leaf capitals. Carved pediment with central medallion with carved laurel and branches. Applied beading around pediment. Eglomise upper panel in silver, gold and white of seascape.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

58.1.64

Source or Donor

Birlants

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Source (if not Accessioned)

Birlants Auction

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Mirror - Hanging

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1810

Time Period

Neocoassical

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Mirror

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

50-1/4 in

Width

26-1/4 in

Material

Gesso, Gilding, Eglomise

Location

Location

Room

Reahard Room

Building

MH 202

Category

Permanent

Condition

Notes

Replaced mirror, minor chips (from photocopy of index card in file folder)

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 7, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

April 12, 2023