Armorial and Allegorical Mirror Frame

Armorial and Allegorical Mirror Frame

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Armorial and Allegorical Mirror Frame
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Armorial and Allegorical Mirror Frame
Date17th century
MediumWalnut
DimensionsOverall: 22 1/2 × 19 in. (57.2 × 48.3 cm)
 At opening: 13 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (33.7 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2014.4
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
Provenance[Tomasso Brothers, London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2014.

Exhibition History"Two-Eyed Seeing: Contemporary Pasts and Futures at the Blaffer Art Museum," Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston, December 9–December 17, 2023. (OL.1658)

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