Mirror frame
attributed to James Whittle (fl.1731 - 1759)
Category
Frames
Date
1730 - 1770
Materials
wood and gilt
Measurements
3350 x 1520 mm
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Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
NT 486784
Summary
Carved giltwood frame for a mirror attributed to James Whittle (d.1759) and Samuel Norman (1731?-1782)
Full description
Carved giltwood frame for a mirror attributed to James Whittle and Samuel Norman.
Provenance
Suppled by James Whittle (active 1731-d.1759) to the 2nd Lord Leconfield ((1830-1901) in 1869-1872. Listed in 1764 as a pier-glass in the King of Spain's Bedchamber. Thence by descent, until the death in 1952 of the 3rd Lord Leconfield, who had given Petworth to the National Trust in 1947, and whose nephew and heir, John Wyndham, 6th Lord Leconfield and 1st Lord Egremont (1920-72) arranged for the acceptance of the major portion of the collections at Petworth in lieu of death duties (the first ever such arrangement) in 1956 by H.M.Treasury.
Makers and roles
attributed to James Whittle (fl.1731 - 1759), maker attributed to Samuel Norman (fl.1746-1782), maker