Mirror

1730–1760

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Rectangular glass panel with shaped engraved borders on matt ground surrounding engraved subjects of Pope Julius II seated above a figure probably representing the evils overcome by his reforms; over the legend: "S. JULIUS PONT. MAX."; within narrow scrolled frame of gilded wood.

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Title: Mirror
Date Created: 1730–1760
Location Created: Venice, Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Engraved and silvered glass, carved, gessoed, and gilt wood
Credit line: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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