Mirror frame
attributed to James Whittle (fl.1731 - 1759)
Category
Frames
Date
1730 - 1770
Materials
wood and gilt
Measurements
3050 x 1160 mm
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Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
NT 486785.2
Summary
One of a pair of frames for elaborate carved mirrors of giltwood and glass attributed to James Whittle (d.1759) and Samuel Norman (1731?-1782) and installed probably by the 2nd Lord Leconfield (1830-1901) in 1869-1872 in the Square Dining Room.
Full description
One of a pair of frames for elaborate carved mirrors of giltwood and glass attributed to James Whittle and Samuel Norman and installed probably by the 2nd Lord Leconfield (1830-1901) in 1869-1872 in the Square Dining Room.
Provenance
Supplied by James Whittle (active 1731-d.1759) to the 2nd Lord Leconfield ((1830-1901) in 1869-1872. 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