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Dressing-table mirror

ca. 1700
Not on view
An engraving by André-Charles Boulle (1642–1732), cabinetmaker to the French crown, depicts a mirror similar to this example, as does Jean-Marc Nattier’s portrait Madame Marsollier and Her Daughter of 1749, suggesting that luxurious boulle-work objects made during the time of Louis XIV remained fashionable long after his reign.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dressing-table mirror
  • Date: ca. 1700
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Tortoiseshell, engraved brass, kingwood, amaranth, bois satiné, ebony, mirror glass
  • Dimensions: 27 1/2 in. × 26 1/2 in. × 3 in. (69.9 × 67.3 × 7.6 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, by exchange, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.177
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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