Mirror
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Designer / Maker
Designed and manufactured by James Powell & Sons (1834-1980)
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Detail
Enamelled glass, with gilded lead; mirror plate
36 x 31.75 cm
English (Whitefriars), circa 1885
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Notes
The only known source for the identification of mirrors from this group, that can now be shown to date between the late 1870s and the mid 1880s, is a 10-page manuscript catalogue, inscribed on the first page: ‘Messrs James Powell & Sons Whitefriars Glassworks…’
The volume contains ten beautifully rendered designs. Mirrors are shown with or without candle arms, and either white decorated on a blue ground, or with blue decoration on a white ground.