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Rectangular mirror in a finely profiled tortoiseshell frame, in the frame original strongly corroded mirror glass without facet edge, original copper projecting eye
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Rectangular mirror in a finely profiled tortoiseshell frame, in the frame original strongly corroded mirror glass without facet edge, original copper projecting eye

anonymous · c. 1690 - c. 1710 · tortoise shell; walnut (hardwood); looking glasses; wood (plant material); amalgam; oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Rectangular mirror in a finely profiled tortoiseshell frame, consisting of a solid frame of black-stained oak, upon which a four-part profiled tortoiseshell frame is mounted on (probably) light yellow colored paper. In the frame the original, heavily corroded mirror glass without a facet edge, closed at the back by a walnut panel. The mirror hangs on an original copper (double right-angled bent) eye, fixed with three nails to the wood.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineRechthoekige spiegel in een fijn geprofileerde lijst van schildpad, in de lijst originele sterk gecorodeerd spiegelglas zonder facetrand, origineel koperen afstaand oog. c. 1690 - c. 1710. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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