reverse painting on glass

Object NamePair of Reverse-painted Mirrors

Made FromMirrored Plate Glass (mercury), Wood

Dateabout 1750-1800

TechniqueReverse-painted, gilded

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number2019.6.15

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Place Made

China (reverse-painting, frames); England (mirrored glass)

Physical DescriptionPair of Reverse-painted Mirrors. Reverse painting on mirrored plate glass (mercury), Chinese huali wood frame; gilded. A pair of mirrors in portrait format, each reverse-painted with elegantly dressed Manchu figures in a garden with auspicious symbols and lakes beyond. Mirrors set in black and gilt frames (presumed to be original). A man and a woman are depicted in one scene (A), while two women, one of whom holds an infant child (B), are depicted in the second.
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