Mirror

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Mirror

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.105

Description

Large wall mirror with rectangular frame surmounted by a central highly stylized scallop shell motif with three rosettes and leaves at base of shell: C-scroll with leafy gadrooning on either side of shell; C-scroll with floral drops at top corners; ornate C-scrolls with acanthus divices descend frame with C-scroll termini at bottom corners; leafy gadrooning borders glass; pair of floral branches and C-scroll with acanthus devices on either side of central shell motif; frame anchored to wall by screws

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1840

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

92-3/4 in

Width

82 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 92 3/4 x 82 in. (235.6 x 208.3 cm)

Dimension Description

Crest

Depth

4-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)

Dimension Description

Side ornament

Depth

3-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)

Material

Conifer, Glass, Gilt

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Top of shell broken off; overall breaks spotting; right side ear of scroll; left side wear on inside liner, 4 losses on garland; loose gadrooned moulding on right side; of the two mounting screws, one missing on left side.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coralie Livingston Barton, Unknown

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

MP.88.206 - Mirror - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Similar to MP.88.206 (looking glass in parlor) but not identical. "Dining Room: ...Large gilt-framed mirror over mantle-piece from Philadelphia residence." Source: Hunt Ledger, p. 27.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Dining Room