Name/Title
Overmantel MirrorEntry/Object ID
83.1.1Description
Overmantel mirror
England
1805/1825
Wood, gesso and gilt
Wood, Gesso and Gilt Overmantel Mirror, Neoclassical, English, C.1815, with Reeded Columns Terminating in Corinthian Capitals Supporting a Cove Cornice with Gilded Pendant Balls. the Frieze with Gilded Composition Decoration of Seated Figure in Chariot Drawn By Four Lions, Two Winged Trumpeters Above and Three Figures At Left. Some Minor Gilt Losses. (Triumph of Mars?)Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionAcquisition
Accession
83.1.Source or Donor
Farrow, Mr. and Mrs. AshbyAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
MirrorNomenclature Sub-Class
Other FurnitureNomenclature Class
FurnitureNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsDimensions
Height
35-3/4 inWidth
55 inLocation
Location
Room
201Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Room
201Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentMoved By
SJDate
July 27, 2004Location
Building
NR WITHDRAWING ROOMMoved By
June HawkinsDate
June 25, 2002Notes
Until: / /Condition
Overall Condition
GoodNotes
gilt losses, several cracks in figures on frieze, mirror in good condition.
Gilding needs to be consolidated.General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Location Details1: 1Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 7, 1998Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
April 26, 2023