Artworks

Pierre-Philippe Thomire, French

metalwork, decorative arts, surtout de table (table centerpiece) — cast and gilt bronze with hand engraving, cut glass, silvered-mirrored glass · 1810

Paminggir

Six loom widths: four loom widths of: silk, cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with silk, cotton and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton in back and straight stitches; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors; and two loom widths of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, gold leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton and gold-colored metal strip, in back, double running, split, stem, and surface satin stitches; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors · 1801

Abung

Two panels joined: cotton and silk, stripes of warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, pineapple fiber, silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie) in buttonhole, double running, split, stem, straight and surface satin; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors · 1801

Sumatra

Cotton, silk, and mirror pieces · 1801

Fixon Firm

wood and plaster, in part painted and gilded, window and mirror glass, marble table tops · 1780

James Cox

gold-mounted agate, periscope mirror for side viewing · 1750

James Cox

gold-mounted agate, periscope mirror for side viewing · 1750

John Kirkhoffer

Walnut, holly, oak, pine, gesso, gilding, mirror glass, brass, and iron · 1732

Giles Grendey

Oak, pine, walnut, paint, gilding, silvering, gesso, varnish, mirror glass, leather, brass, and iron · 1730

Giles Grendey

Oak, pine, walnut, paint, gilding, silvering, gesso, varnish, mirror glass, leather, brass, and iron · 1730

Wenzel Jamnitzer

Gilded silver, ebony, mirror plate (later) · 1563

Wenzel Jamnitzer I

Gilded silver, ebony, mirror plate (later) · 1563

Benedetto da Maiano

Stucco squeeze, blown convex mirror, gilt, orange-brown bole. · 1480

Benedetto da Maiano

Stucco squeeze, blown convex mirror, gilt, orange-brown bole. · 1480

Invader

mirror

Invader

mirror

Sylvie Fleury

mirror

Charles Bour, French

costume & accessories, pleated fan — gilded paper leaf with hand-colored lithographs framed by embossed, glazed paper, gilded and painted mother-of-pearl sticks with hand-colored lithograph, mirror with gold frame in guards, white paste jewel rivet head, gilt metal bail, silk tassel with gilt ornaments and glass beads

Banjara

Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with chain stitch, cross-stitch, herringbone stitch, and buttonhole stitch with applied mirrors