Mirror, Wall

Object Name:

Mirror, Wall

Object ID:

1947.007.05

Date:

1820-1840

Description:

Picture Mirror, framed, with reverse painting on glass. Frame is carved mahogany, with a clear finish (which is crazing). Its pediment has 12 pendant acorns (2 missing) that are wood and held in by wooden pegs. Below the pediment is a rectangular section that is painted and grained, and has an applied medallion in the center. Columns have floral carvings, vase turnings, and vertical fluting. Above and below the fluted section are rectangular blocks; the upper blocks have applied pressed medallions. The divider between picture and mirror is horizontally fluted. The edge of the pediment is also fluted.
The picture shows two houses and a lake in the foreground. The houses, outlined in black, are white, red and green and surrounded by trees. The sky is blue and pink. (The picture is probably a replacement.)
The back has a brass loop hanger at the top. It has a plank back, the top and bottom edges of which are beveled. There are 3 strips of wallpaper over some cracks. There is a paper label from N.H.H.S. on the back.

Material:

Glass
Wood

Dimensions:

H-32.125 W-17.625 D-4 inches

Provenance:

Donor's ancestors on at least three branches of her family lived in the Piscataqua region since the 17th century.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Bertha Vaughan

People:

Vaughan, Bertha (1873-1946)