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Table Mirror

1935/1942

Helen Bronson

Associated Names

Helen Bronson

Artist, American, c. 1900 - 1990

The image depicts an ornate oval-shaped mirror with an intricately carved wooden frame. The color palette includes warm brown tones for the frame and light gray for the mirror. The mirror is positioned centrally within the frame with symmetrical carved details on both sides and a decorative element at the top.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.16884

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1952

Christensen, Erwin O., Early American Woodcarving, New York: 1952, p. 91, fig. 32.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Helen Bronson.

Wikidata ID

Q64573448

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