Mirror picture
Thomas Chippendale (Otley 1718 - London 1779)
Category
Glass
Date
1750
Materials
Giltwood, Paint, Silvered glass
Measurements
2100 mm (H)600 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270823.1.1
Summary
One of two Chippendale (?) chinoiserie giltwood framed mirror/pictures, with cluster column border carved with entwined foliage and wave ornament, shoulders with two temples, cresting with a pagoda, sprays of flowers and stalactites.Painting of warrior and horse beneath tree, hawk on branch above
Provenance
Accepted by H.M. Treasury in lieu of estate duties following the death of Thomas Edward Anson (1883 – 1960) the 4th Earl of Lichfield and given on loan to The National Trust for display at Shugborough Hall in March 1966. Transferred as a gift to The National Trust by H.M. Treasury on the 30th October 1984.
Makers and roles
Thomas Chippendale (Otley 1718 - London 1779)