Mirror

Johann Valentin Gevers|Johann Andreas Thelot

ca. 1710 · Oak and pine veneered with tortoiseshell, silver, silver gilt, and green-stained ivory; mirror glass · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

It is thought that the female bust crowned with a laurel wreath engraved in the crest is a portrait of the woman for whom this elaborate mirror was executed. The allegorical figures of Prudence (right) and Temperance (left), flanking the crest, may symbolize the owner's virtues.

Artist

Johann Valentin Gevers|Johann Andreas Thelot

Date

ca. 1710

Medium

Oak and pine veneered with tortoiseshell, silver, silver gilt, and green-stained ivory; mirror glass

Culture

German, Augsburg

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Wrightsman Fund, 1989