Girandole
Category
Mirrors
Date
1725 - 1749
Materials
coral and shell
Measurements
2100 x 1200 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1420808
Summary
Girandole. An 18th century rocaille coral and shell girandole; the frame shaped in the manner of Thomas Johnson/Lock and Copland, with a clam shell motif in the centre of the bottom; applied overall with hundreds of tiny shells and coral pieces; English, 2nd quarter of 18th C. (Formerly listed as F/266)