Mirror and stand
Category
Mirrors
Date
circa 1800
Materials
Mirror glass, wood, walnut and brass
Measurements
730 x 570 x 315 mm
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Tredegar, Newport
NT 1552794
Summary
Mirror. A toilet mirror with box. A rectangular bevel edged mirror with inset brass frame within a wooden outer frame which has inlaid oval motif and black lined. The mirror pivots between two rectangular inlaid uprights with acorn finials. The box top is inlaid with dark wood, bordered by stringing and contains two narrow drawers, partitioned in two inside, above one long drawer posing as two, portioned into three and inlaid with burr, walnut and brass banding. Two brass handles to lower drawer, upper drawers have brass locks, rests on brass feet with narrow, inlaid apron.
Provenance
Part of the collection on loan to the National Trust from Newport Museum and Galleries