Wall mirror
Category
Mirrors
Date
circa 1675
Materials
Coromandel lacquer, Glass, Pine
Measurements
157.5 x 101 x 5.5 cm
Place of origin
England
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Ham House, Surrey
NT 1139863
Summary
A mirror, circa 1675, of rectangular shape with a cresting, the frame is veneered with Coromandel lacquer (incised Chinese lacquer), depicting Oriental landscape with huntsmen. This mirror was probably made en suite with the torchères (1139861.1-2 ) and the table (1139862) circa 1675. Peter Thornton identified this set as the one listed in the 1679 inventory, in the Museum Room, and possibly the stands and table recorded in the Duchess's Bedchamber in 1677. A similar mirror can be seen at Boughton House.
Provenance
Ham House’s inventory of 1679 in the Museum Room :“ Stands, Cabinet, Looking glasse frame, all of Japan”. Acquired in 1948 by HM Government when Sir Lyonel, 4th Bt (1854 – 1952) and Sir Cecil Tollemache, 5th Bt (1886 – 1969) presented Ham House to the National Trust, and entrusted to the care of the Victoria & Albert Museum, until 1990, when returned to the care of the National Trust, and to which ownership was transferred in 2002.
References
Rowell 2013: Christopher Rowell (ed.), Ham House, 400 Years of Collecting and Patronage, Yale University Press, New Haven & London 2013, p.285 Thornton and Tomlin 1980 Peter Thornton, and Maurice Tomlin. “The Furnishing and Decoration of Ham House.” Furniture History, The Journal of The Furniture History Society Vol.XVI, 1980, p.114