Created by Samantha Rizk on Tue, 02/18/2025 - 09:52
Description:
"Hanging Mirror and Bracket Table" 1851, Clark, Samuel B., in The Official Descriptive Catalogue of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, Class 26, “Furniture, Upholstery, Paper Hangings, Papier Maché, and Japanned Goods” (volume 2, section 3), p. 747. This hanging mirror was created by Samuel B. Clark. It contains many unique features as the mirror was in an "ornamented frame, the decorations consisting of birds, flowers, and shells" (747). Beneath the mirror are two tables, one a centre table and the other a work-table. The centre table is made from ebony, rosewood and buhl, while the work-table is made of English walnut. The mirror is "represented by the annexed cut, with the bracket-table below it" (747). Truly an exquisite piece!