Emblazoned with an applied crest initialed JB, this imposing mirror once jostled for space upon the dressing table of Judith Bridgeman, daughter of Sir John Bridgeman, second baronet, of Castle Bromwich in Warwick County, England. As befit her aristocratic lineage, the mirror was part of a lavish silver and parcel gilt toilet service, comprising twenty-one pieces, including tazze (footed dishes), candlesticks, brushes, scent bottles, boxes, and even a pin cushion. When designing Judith’s baroque ensemble (which eventually belonged to American newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst), Anthony Nelme gave a nod to the classical past by including seated amorini (cupids) on the crest.