Mirror
- Object Name:
- Mirror
- Object ID:
- 1975.081.03
- Date:
- 1840-1870
- Description:
- Dressing Mirror. Rococo-revival style. Cast iron frame and base, painted ecru color. Design on base consists of 4 acanthus leaves forming the feet, and shells in between front feet and the rear feet. Screwed to the base is the stand, with designs of scrolled leaves, which holds the oval frame which pivots on pins. The frame is decorated with scrolls and flowers as well as a diaper pattern. The mirror has a cardboard backing held in with modern nails.
- Material:
- Glass
Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-18.125 W-12.75 D-6.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a collection of objects from J. Wall Wilson (1831-1900) who was from New York and had a summer house in Bristol, NH. His son, Edward "Ned" S. Wilson (1862-1933), was the founder of Camp Pasquaney, which was opened in 1895. Items given by Camp Pasquaney in 1975.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Camp Pasquaney
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