Two piece simple molded wood frame decorated with gilt; possibly an over-mantel mirror.
looking glasses
mirrors
gesso
gilding
mirrors
wood (plant material)
glass (material)
Empire (style)
Gesso
Glass
Gilded
Empire
MIRROR
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
48.5 x 23.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.760
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