Mirror
Leonora Jenner
Category
Mirrors
Date
1916
Materials
Needlework, lace, silk, wood, paint, metal, glass, silvered glass
Measurements
838 x 610 mm
Place of origin
Avebury
Order this imageCollection
Avebury, Wiltshire
NT 220753
Summary
Mirror with embroidered border worked by Leonora Jenner c.1916. Raised works in silks, metallic thread, wire, beads, sequins and gold lace on silk surrounding 18th century Dutch mirror with painted glass surround. Late 17th century-inspired design includes symetrically-arranged figures, animals, insects, trees, ornament and a small oval vignette of the south front of Avebury Manor. Painted faux tortoiseshell timber shaped frame. Re-glazed 2003, when a piece of newspaper dating from 1916 was found in the back of the frame.
Makers and roles
Leonora Jenner, designer Leonora Jenner, maker