Mirror
Frost and Reed Ltd.
Category
Mirrors
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass and wood
Measurements
903 x 490 mm
Place of origin
Bristol
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 22308
Summary
Italian carved giltwood mirror with rectangular central plate and surrounding marginal mirrors within a pierced surround of trailing vines, with a typed paper label to the reverse reading; Gilt Italian Mirror. / Wedding Present From / The Earl and Countess of Denbigh. An additional printed label reads; FROST AND REED, / LTD. / BRISTOL, / CLARE STREET. / LONDON, / 41, NEW BOND ST. W.1. / ARTISTIC FRAME MAKERS. / ESTABLISHED 1808. / FINE ART PUBLISHERS. / PICTURE REPARATION. Annotated in ink; LORD WRAXALL 9737 19/6/52. Stamped; FRAMED BY ALBERT STUDIOS Ltd., converted from a girandole.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Frost and Reed Ltd., framemaker