Mirror, Wall
- Object Name:
- Mirror, Wall
- Object ID:
- 1945.031.06
- Date:
- 1830-1840
- Description:
- Wall Mirror. Empire style. Gilt frame, with fleur-de-lis embellishments. The frame has bannister turnings with square corner blocks. The bannister turnings alternate between vase and ring turnings and lozenges which have applied fleur-de-lis. The ring portions are gold leafed while the remainder portions are painted gold. The corner blocks have a circular medallion nailed to each center which is painted gold. The divider between the upper and lower mirrors is a floral molding and appears to be gold leafed. There is a liner on the interior of the frame which is also gold leaf. The wood backing of the mirror is covered with craft paper on which is a typed paper label which reads: "Given By Miss Mary Bell Willson / Manchester, N.H. / October, 1945. / Mirror - Fleur-de-lis Handed Down / In The Johnson Family". The wood backing is unidentified. There are several cut nails. There is a hole for hanging hardware (missing) on the top rail. (The paper backing was not removed to look for any further markings or writing.)
- Material:
- Glass
Wood
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-30.75 W-15.625 D-2 inches
- Provenance:
- The donor, Miss Willson, said this had been handed down in the Johnson family (her maternal grandfather's family). The Johnson family were associated with Chelmsford, MA, and Vershire, VT. The donor's mother (Anna Johnson Willson) and her mother (Mary Ann McConihe Johnson) lived in Manchester, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mary Bell Willson
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