Mirror, Wall
- Object Name:
- Mirror, Wall
- Object ID:
- 1995.549.03
- Creator:
- Lothrop, Edward
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1813-1823
- Description:
- Picture mirror, gilded frame, with reverse painting on glass. The wooden frame has a pediment with 12 pendant balls attached to the top. Below the pediment are concave columns with rope turned centers. There are rectangular blocks at the top and bottom of the columns. The bottom molding has a double concave profile. The picture is of a cottage on a rise of land in front of a lake. The cottage has a red roof, pale green front, a brown side and a central chimney. There are two tall trees, one on either side of the cottage. Colors include: reds, browns, greens, blues and yellows. The painting is actively flaking. The mirror has several specks of decay (may be the original glass). The back has separate wooden backing boards on the upper and lower portions held in by tacks. There are newspaper remnants visible along the edges (the boards were not removed for this description). There is a hole in the top center of the back rail for hanging hardware.
- Material:
- Glass
Wood
Pine - Dimensions:
- H-21 W-13.5 D-2.875 inches
- Provenance:
- unknown
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Lothrop, Edward
- Subjects:
- house
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