Mirror

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Mirror

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.15

Description

Looking-glass: tall rectangular mirror, with eglomise panel above, of landscape with two houses, bridge over river, trees (including two willows), in white and gold, with black touches; inner molding gilt; principal rectangle of frame veneered, with inlaid lines of dark and light wood; crest, with broken pediment of S-curved gilt cornices terminating in gilt rosettes; at center of pediment, elliptical shell motif, inlaid; above pediment, gesso and wire urn supporting three long-stemmed flowers in gesso at sides; deep skirt with Rococo scrolls, of mahogany veneer; "From Del Vecchio Looking Glass & Picture Frame Manufacturers, New York."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Charles Del Vecchio

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1900 - 1950

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

24 in

Length

61 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 24 x 61 in. (61 x 154.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Glass area

Width

15-1/2 in

Length

25-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (39.4 x 64.8 cm)

Dimension Description

Label

Width

6-1/4 in

Length

10-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (15.9 x 26.7 cm)

Material

Glass, Mahogany, Wire, Satinwood, Gesso

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

DEL VECCHIO, CHARLES

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This type of looking glass is now thought to be a fake.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Storeroom/Curatorial Storage