Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Hand Mirror
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The Art Nouveau plique-à-jour enamel portrays two swans floating on a pond amidst water lilies. The sun is setting behind some trees. However, the gilt bronze handle is Louis XVI revival rather than Art Nouveau in style. The composition of the openwork handle includes five circles of diminishing size and a ribbon bow at one end and a suspension- ring at the other.
The mirror comes with a fitted green Moroccan leather case tooled with neoclassical motifs and bears the label Lubin Paris. Pierre François Lubin founded a perfume house in Paris in 1798, which continues to operate today. In addition to perfume, the firm sold toilette accessories such as this mirror.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., December 5, 1977, by purchase [from Leo Kaplan, as by André Fernand Thesmar, 1845-1912]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 1/2 x W: 3 5/16 x D: 1/4 in. (19 x 8.4 x 0.7 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.990