Mirror
Category
Mirrors
Date
1740
Materials
Giltwood and glass
Measurements
1730mm tall, 965mm wide
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 108622.1
Summary
One of a pair of mid 18th century giltwood mirrors with rectangular plates, carved with palm trees joining at the top, surmounted by displayed popinjays. Possibly made c.1740, the gilded palm style of the later mirrors in the State Apartment may have derived from this pair.
Full description
Health Hazard: presence of tin-mercury amalgam.