Pier glass
John Linnell (1729 - 1796)
Category
Mirrors
Date
1773
Materials
Softwood, gilding layers and glass
Measurements
320.0 x 154.0 x 15.0 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 108640.2
Summary
One of a pair of George III pier glasses, in giltwood frames carved with fluting the tops with sphinx crestings, partly fluted vases, festoons and wreaths of flowers. Probably made by John Linnell for Lord Scarsdale's London house in about 1772 and brought to Kedleston at a later date.
Full description
Health Hazard: presence of tin-mercury amalgam.
Makers and roles
John Linnell (1729 - 1796), cabinetmaker