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Peter Del Vecchio

Mirror

1809

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Peter Del Vecchio

Mirror

1809

Physical Qualities White pine with gilt gesso, white metal candle arms, brass bobeche and candleholder, cut glass prisms, mirror glass (replaced), possibly tin/mercury, 23 11/16 x 23 9/16 x 9 1/2 in. (60.2 x 59.8 x 24.1 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Henry V. Ward
Object Number 1934.56.15
A square gilt frame, very plain, deep, beveled edges enclosing the surround for the circular convex mirror glass. This surround has applied plaster decoration of an anthemion, cross-hatching, scrolls and foliate decoration in each of its corners. The mirror has a black-painted fluted wooden inner surround. On two sides of the frame are candlearms -- iron twisted on the front tip, coated with gesso then with gilt, attached to the tip of the arm is a pierced gilt brass oak leaf design prism hanger with 8 prisms which is placed over the screw into which the candleholder/nozzle is screwed and in turn secures the prism hanger. The brass nozzle is lacquered possibly to look like bronze. The bobeche is gilt pressed brass, firmly attached inside the nozzle itself.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, by gift, 1934; Mrs. Henry V. Ward, Baltimore, Maryland, by 1934.
Berry B. Tracy and William H. Gerdts, The Newark Museum, "Classical America, 1815-1845", April 26-September 2, 1963, no. 25, p. 76.

Arthur R. Blumenthal ed.,The Art Gallery and the Gallery of the School of Architecture, University of Maryland, "350 years of Art and Architecture in Maryland", October 26-December 1, 1984, no. 63, p. 80.
Elder III, William Voss and Jayne E. Stokes. American Furniture 1680-1880: From the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Baltimore: Museum of Art, 1987, p.178-179, ill. 138.

Inscribed: Signed in black ink script on backboard 'P. Del Vecchio'. Other pencil drawings of molding designs and illegible pencil inscription water spotted.

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Peter Del Vecchio

Italian, working Baltimore, c. 1797-1837
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