Mirror

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Title

Mirror

Description

Round mirror with gilded frame. Deeply beveled original plate glass mirror. Acanthus leaves are intricately molded around the frame.

From Burke Hodgson:
"This large mirror was one of a pair of reflecting mirrors that sat in niches in each of the Lyndon House double parlors. The niches were surrounded by the same plaster molding used as crown molding. The frames are of gilded plaster with the pattern in the plaster matching the crown molding. My mother wanted to give this mirror to the Lyndon Foundation before she died."

Photographed by David Hammond

Source

Gift of Burke Hodgson in memory of Moselle Burke Hodgson (finalized 2-18-1999).

Publisher

Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation

Date

ca. 1880

Rights

All items and images © their respective copyright holders. Please contact Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation for permission regarding reproduction and use.

Format

36 in. diameter

Type

Glass

Identifier

1999.01.07

Coverage

Athens (Ga.)
Clarke County (Ga.)

Spatial Coverage

H106
Lyndon Parlor South

Date of Acquisition

1999-02-18

Condition

Approximately one-third of the molded plaster is restored, as is the gold leaf gilding.

Provenance

This mirror, one of a pair, was in a double parlor in the Ware-Lyndon House.

Citation

“Mirror,” Ware-Lyndon House Collection, accessed May 15, 2024, https://warelyndonhouse.omeka.net/items/show/25.

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