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Description: | Mirror and possibly vanity stand. Mirror with wooden frame intricately inlaid with ivory depicting floral motifs and leaves with two hinged doors. The doors are held closed with a metal hook. Decorative section which folds out from the top of the mirror featuring two peacocks. The whole mirror hinges upwards from the base with wooden supports that hinge outwards to support the raised mirror to hold it in a standing position. One wooden support is missing. The base and back of the mirror have a central section of red textile. The base features a drawer which pulls out from the bottom under the mirror. The drawer has a small ivory catch to hold the drawer closed and the handle is missing from the drawer. The whole of the base also features wood with intricate ivory inlay of floral motifs and leaves. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Subjects: | wood looking glass ivory mirrors (furniture) Family and Home velvet mirror stands (furniture) textile | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-193731 |
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