Name/Title
Convex Mirror with HippocampusEntry/Object ID
96.10.21Description
Girandole mirror with hippocampus
Possibly London, England
1835-1845
Probably pine with gilt
Convex mirror, having circular molded frame with circular bead decoration, ebonized reeded and molded inner border, having pediment decoration of seahorse figure on rock formation, applied anthenmion decoration at base
Condition: reeded and molded inner border broken in three places, fair amount of loss of gilt, rock formation broken lower right sideCollection
LoanMade/Created
Manufacturer
possibly LondonDate made
1835 - 1845Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
MirrorNomenclature Sub-Class
Other FurnitureNomenclature Class
FurnitureNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
1250Dimensions
Height
53 inWidth
29-3/4 inDepth
4 inDimension Notes
Height 54, width 29-3/4, depth 4 inchesMaterial
soft wood, probably pine, giltLocation
Moved By
RedDate
August 3, 1998Notes
Until: / /Category
PermanentCondition
Overall Condition
FairNotes
reeded and molded inner border broken in three places, fair amount of loss of gilt, rock formation broken lower right side, there are 2 holes on each side of lower outer section of frame - girandoles missing?Provenance
Notes
Descended in the Aiken-Rhett family to Mrs. Frances Dill Rhett, then to her nephew, Joseph Maybank, then to his second wife, Josephine, and then to their daughter, Mary Maybank Scarborough.Intake
Loan In
L.1996.010.Lender
Mary Maybank ScarboroughDate Received
Sep 15, 1998Date Due for Return
Feb 8, 2006General Notes
Note
Notes: Very similar to girandole mirror made in London, seen on p. 111 in Classical Taste in America by Wendy Cooper
Status: OK
Location Details1: 1Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
August 3, 1998Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
March 30, 2023