Pier glass
Category
Glass
Date
1715
Materials
Pine and glass
Measurements
1850 x 870 x 60 mm
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Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499716
Summary
An eighteenth century giltwood pier glass consisting of two pieces of glass. The glass is set within a giltwood frame with acanthus leaf moulding to all four edges. The top and base of the frame has a central scallop shell surrounded by scrolling foliage.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2009.
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