mirror
manufacturer: William Saltmarsh (English, d.1837); manufacturer: William Saltmarsh & Son (English, estab. 1819, closed 1822);
circa 1800-circa 1815
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Description
mirror, pillar, with original mirror, upright rectangular mirror is housed with a mahogany and mahogany veneer frame which houses an original mirror. The pillar supports which extend up both sides of the mirror are supported on block plinths which are edged with box and ebony stringing. A simple ebonized turned base at the column supports a plain, tripartite mahogany column, which is otherwise unadorned. The column is capped by a turned Doric capital in mahogany, the central section of which is ebonized. The capital supports a block form which is edged with box and ebony stringers. The inset panel (entablature) above the mirror and beneath the frieze is decorated with diagonal diamond patterns of stringing within the mahogany veneer. The mirror frame is surmounted by a deep convex frieze which extends 10 cm from the back of the frame at its apex. The convex section of the frieze moulding is decorated with 18 ebonized spheres at 25 mm intervals.
Maker and role
manufacturer: William Saltmarsh (English, d.1837)
manufacturer: William Saltmarsh & Son (English, estab. 1819, closed 1822)
manufacturer: William Saltmarsh & Son (English, estab. 1819, closed 1822)
Production place
England
Production date
circa 1800-circa 1815
Media description
Mahogany, Ebony, box inlay, original mirror
Measurements
625 x 44 x 85 mm
Inscriptions
VERSO: Paper label adhered to upper panel W. SALTMARSH, / LOOKING glass MANUFACTURER / No 17, COLEMAN STREET / Old Glass Polished, Silvered and framed in the best / and most modern style. LADIES NEEDLEWORK CAREFULLY STRAINED / Prints and Drawings, Framed and Glazed / CARVING and GILDING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES / German Sheet glass on the largest dimensions, OLD PAINTINGS Cleaned, Lined and Repaired / FUNERALS DECENTLY PERFORMED.
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A1018
TJC reference number
1300
