mirror, wall

Name/Title

mirror, wall

Entry/Object ID

1996.024.001

Description

Mirror, wall. Mantle glass, gilded, possibly Baltimore, c. 1835. The mantle glass has three sections and features a pillar and frieze design. There are floral medallions in its four corners and a leaf design around the its border. 23"h x 58"w.

Acquisition

Accession

1996.024

Source or Donor

Hill, William C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

Mirror descended through the Fisher family. It belonged to Frances Louise Hill, granddaughter of Estelle Fisher Robertson and Alexander Robertson (m. 1/11/1876). HSCC received the mirror in 1996 from Frances Hill's brother William Corcoran Hill, who donated it in her memory.