Looking Glass with Reverse Painting on Glass Panel

Item Information

Title:
Looking Glass with Reverse Painting on Glass Panel
Description:
Empire-style wall mirror; gilt; ball decoration at top; reverse painting on glass depicts grapes and foliage in a two-handled vase.
Date:
1949
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
wood (plant material)
gilding (technique)
glass (material)
mercury
paint (coating)
wall mirrors
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Empire (style)
reverse painting on glass (image-making)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/249716
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Notes:
Museum Accession
Accession #:
1949.553
Identifier:
249716