Wall mirror

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Wall mirror

Entry/Object ID

VC.93.6

Description

Looking glass, vertical in orientation, in carved and gilded frame with three birds. Frame: On the top of the frame there is an acanthus leaf growing from two joined c-scrolls. There are two branches with berries on their ends growing from both sides of the leaf. There is a bird eating berries sitting on a c-scroll on both sides of the leaf. There is an eagle sitting on a pile of rocks under the leaf. The frame of the mirror consists of flaming c-scrolls (four on each side) it its upper portion, and of architectural balusters in the lower portion. There is carved airy sculptural decoration around the frame. It consists of c- and s-scrolls intertwined with leafy branches, which grow from piles of rocks at bottom corners of the frame. The bottom of the looking glass has two elongated c-scrolls with a cartouche formed by two rounded c-scrolls between them. The cartouche is topped by an acanthus leaf. There is a pile of rocks with plants growing from it at the bottom of the cartouche. On each side of the cartouche there is a pair of similar cartouches of smaller size resting on a c-scroll. The mirror is backed with brown cardboard.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1750

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

48 in

Width

29-1/2 in

Depth

4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 48 x 29 1/2 x 4 in. (121.9 x 74.9 x 10.2 cm)

Material

Glass, Cardboard, Gesso, Gilding, Conifer

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: There are losses of gilding and gesso all over the looking glass Some of them are fairly large (up to two square inches); needs conservation.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

The design for the looking glass is adapted from Chippendale's Director, pl. CLXXIV. Note inner flaming frame with outer airy decoration of scrolls intertwined with vines, cartouches, piles of rocks, etc.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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