Wall mirror

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Wall mirror

Entry/Object ID

MP.2002.14

Description

Reproduction Chippendale hanging mirror of maple with an eagle at the top center. The top of the mirror has a flat, ornate, symmetrical shape extending 3 5/8 above the top of the rectangular frame that holds the mirror. The center of this piece is ornamented by a carved eagle perched on a branch with wings outstretched and head facing its proper left. The eagle is painted gold. The left and right top sides of the mirror have flat pieces that are narrower toward the center of the mirror and get wider toward the top, terminating in flat scrolls. The bottom of the mirror has identical side pieces to those above, with the scrolls at the bottom instead of the top. There is a flat carved piece at the bottom, not as elaborate as the one at the top, which extends down from the mirror frame 2 1/4" at its lowest point. The frame itself is composed of molding. Condition: Glass is loose. Silvering is damaged, showing deterioration overall, especially on proper right, where there are two vertical lines on bottom half, and at the center proper right, where there is a horizontal line extending halfway across.. Paper is detached from frame in back.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1900 - 1991 Date made: r. 1900 - 1991

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Printed on craft paper that covers the back of the frame is: "This is a reproduction of an Original Chippendale Mirror. Of all the Colonial cabinet makers, Chippendale stands out from all the others in the art of cabinet making. The period of this type of woodworker's art dates back 150 to 200 years. This Reproduction By Loomis Brothers Woodcrafters Attleboro, Mass." The inscription is printed within the picture of a mirror like the object itself.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

at widest points

Height

19-3/8 in

Width

12 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 19 3/8 x 12 in. (49.2 x 30.5 cm)

Dimension Description

frame around glass only

Height

13-1/2 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (34.3 x 24.1 cm)

Material

Wood (maple)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Warming Kitchen, First Floor