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93/285/1 Mirror, girandole, wood/metal/composition/gilt, England, 1850-1900

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Object statement
Mirror, girandole, wood/metal/composition/gilt, England, 1850-1900
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
Purchased by Sir George Reid in London in 1912, where he was Agent-General, and passed down the family to his grandaughter, Mrs A. Fairbairn.

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Description
Mirror, girandole, wood/metal/composition/gilt, England, 1850-1900

An overmantle mirror surrounded by an elaborate Rococo Revival style frame. Made of metal, compound plaster and gilt. Decorated four candle sconces. Decorated with many protruding vines, tendrils, figures of birds, flowers, figures of Pan, stalagmites and other fantastic rococo ornamentation asymmetrically arranged. Enclosing modern glass. Belonged to Sir George Reid, former Prime Minister of Australia.

Made: England; 1850 - 1860


Used: Reid, George;

Used: Fairbairn, Anne;

Owned: Reid, George;

Owned: Fairbairn, Anne;
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
93/285/1
Production date
1850 - 1860
Height
1660 mm
Width
880 mm
Depth
235 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Mrs Caroline Simpson, 1993

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
Subjects
+ Interior decoration
+ Australian politics
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