Mirror
CultureVenetian
Date18th century
MediumGilded carved wood
DimensionsOverall: 41 1/2 × 26 3/4 inches (105.41 × 67.95 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number55-45
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DescriptionShield-shaped mirror surmounted by small shield-shaped insert topped by shell finial framed with leaves. Outer frame of scroll, leaf and floral forms. Glass etched with figure of vulcan bearing hammer in right hand, head turned to right, muscled arms and legs bare, standing on elaborate pedestal. Shelf-like sconce at bottom with holes for two candleholders.ProvenanceWith French and Company, New York, by 1955;
Purchased from French and Company by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1955.
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Giovanni Giardini
18th century
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