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Source Description
Two couples are separated by a tree from which the God of Love throws arrows down on them. At the right the young gentleman kneels and is crowned by his lady; at the left the young lady holds a chaplet and is caressed by her gentleman. The left portion, including the male figure, is a restoration dating before 1924. The case has a simple beveled edge on which perch the monster corner terminals.Some question has been raised about the nationality of the mirror: whether it might be German or English because of the large heads and faces and the rather simple drapery, which are uncharacteristic of French work.
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Document identity
localId
22320
label
Mirror Case with Lovers
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
22320
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Mirror Case with Lovers
description
Two couples are separated by a tree from which the God of Love throws arrows down on them. At the right the young gentleman kneels and is crowned by his lady; at the left the young lady holds a chaplet and is caressed by her gentleman. The left portion, including the male figure, is a restoration dating before 1924. The case has a simple beveled edge on which perch the monster corner terminals.Some question has been raised about the nationality of the mirror: whether it might be German or English because of the large heads and faces and the rather simple drapery, which are uncharacteristic of French work.
provenance
Henri Daguerre, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1340-1350 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
mirrors
cases (containers)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
ivory
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6197
6211
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
2528
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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444359f1b1c81bcd
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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2f382abeec67a719
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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e9d705a7c1238550
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no
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no