FDA-A.232-2013
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.232-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Head Master's Overmantel
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Louis XVI-style carved giltwood neo-classical overmantel mirror, the cresting with a ribbon-tied floral wreath, rectangular plate with projecting corners suspending floral trails, the base of the sides with a scrolled acanthus leaf
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 2100mm
width (actual size): 1280mm
depth (actual size): 60mm
width (actual size): 1280mm
depth (actual size): 60mm
Material
wood
gilding
glass
gilding
glass
Materials & techniques note
giltwood
Physical description
Carved giltwood neo-classical overmantel mirror; the cresting with a ribbon-tied floral wreath flanked by the attributes of Love: a flaming torch and quiver of arrows, suspending berried laurel and floral swags above a rectangular bevelled plate with projecting corners suspending floral trails, beading and egg-and-dart motif, the base of the sides with a scrolled acanthus leaf
Production
Date
1845-1890
History and association
Object history note
Rescued from store and reapired c.15 years ago
Provenance unknown
Provenance unknown
