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Catalog Number |
1976.1.1280 |
Object Name |
Mirror, Cheval |
Date |
1800s last half |
Description |
Dutch marquetry cheval mirror has an arched swing plate on pierced S-form supports. The pointed serpentine base on S-form molded trestles is inlaid with two birds making a nest in blossoming branches. The mirror is mounted on 1" wooden wheels. This piece of furniture is included in the Blithewold wooden album (circa 1910) in the following description:"Twin beds, highboy, dressing table, couch, bureau, desk, storied [?] table and cheval glass. Dutch eighteenth century. Mahogany with inlay of foliated designs in colored woods. Old Blithewold." |
Maker's Information |
Partial "H.B Herts" label under base. |
Materials |
Wood/Veneer/Metal |
Condition |
Fair |
Associated with |
Bessie Pardee Van Wickle McKee |
Search Terms |
Furniture Mirror Marquetry |
Catalog Sub-category |
Furniture |