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Mirror, ca. 1760 (CH 18464653)

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Mirror, ca. 1760 (CH 18464653)

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Carved and gilded vertical frame, double arch at top with centered tall pyramid of assymetrical foliage carved à jour and tall curved leaf forms at each corner which flow into serpentine curves and then join straight sides; flowers entwined around straight sides; bottom rail dupicates curve at top rail and has assymetrical group of foliage carved at center. Mirror made in two pieces.

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1760
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Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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public domain

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