id:			164927
accession number:	2006.3
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2006.3
updated:		2022-01-04 17:39:19.428000

Overmantel Mirror, c. 1740. James Pascall (British, c. 1697-1746). Carved giltwood and glass; overall: 78 x 186 cm (30 11/16 x 73 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2006.3

title:				Overmantel Mirror
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creation date:			c. 1740
creation date earliest:		1735
creation date latest:		1745
current location:		203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	England, 18th century
technique:	carved giltwood and glass
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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CREATORS

* James Pascall (British, c. 1697-1746)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 78 x 186 cm (30 11/16 x 73 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)
	opening date:   2020-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2006
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fun fact: 
In contrast to mirrors today, plate glass mirrors produced in Britain during the 1700s such as this one were backed with mercury and thin sheets of tin which give them their dark appearance.

digital description: 
The carved ostrich feathers along the top of this mirror are a likely reference to the emblem of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751), the eldest son of George II (reigned 1727–1760), who pitted himself against his father and even set up a rival court of advisors in London. He saw himself as much more sophisticated and worldly, and in the world of design, harbored a love of all things French and modern, whereas George II was staunchly conservative and favored earlier historicist styles. The subtle carved plumes carved into this mirror suggest the political leanings of the owner who must have favored the prince over the king, a bold statement that would have been evident to anyone at the time. As it turns out, the rivalry dissipated when Frederick died prematurely at the age of 44, leaving his own eldest son to succeed his grandfather as George III in 1760.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Droth, Martina, and Penelope Curtis. <em>Taking Shape: Finding Sculpture in the Decorative Arts: An Exhibition Co-Organised by the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds and the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California</em>. Leeds: Henry Moore Institute, 2009.
	page number: 	Mentioned & reproduced: p. 96, fig. 5
	url:		http://library.clevelandart.org/opac/?func=find-b&find_code=OCL&submit=Search&request=289061776

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