Mirror, Wall
- Object Name:
- Mirror, Wall
- Object ID:
- 2009.016
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1824-1827
- Description:
- Wall Mirror. Late Federal style. Originally owned by New Hampshire Governor David Lawrence Morrill (1772-1849) of Goffstown and Concord, NH; 1824-1827. Painted and gilded pine frame with mirror in lower two-thirds. Applied wood and gesso moldings and decoration, originally gilded but later covered with gold radiator paint. "Mr. Morrill" written in pencil on top. Wide cornice with rope molding (later addition). Above mirror is a large applied shell and double leaf scroll ornament. Rope twisted column on each side. Rope molding at bottom. Original paint on top surface. Wooden backboard.
- Material:
- Wood
Pine
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-31.25 W-19.75 D-4.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Bequeathed by Gov. David L. Morrill (1772-1849) to his son, Dr. Samuel Morrill (1829-1905) of Goffstown, NH, who in turn gave it to his daughter, Anna Lawrence Morrill Donnald (1874-1945), wife of Walter W. Donnald of Spartanburg, SC. Anna Donnald bequeathed it to her son, Morrill B. Donnald (1915-2013), the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Morrill B. Donnald
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