"Jenny Lind" Mirror

c. 1939

Regina Henderer

Associated Names
Regina Henderer

Artist, American, 1914 - 1962

The image shows an ornate mirror with a circular frame, flanked by two small figurines of women in period dresses. The color palette includes earthy tones of browns, blacks, metallic golds, and muted blue. The circular frame is centrally positioned, with the figures standing symmetrically on each side. Below the mirror, there is a decorative element resembling palm fronds emerging from a support base containing an American flag, a tapered obelisk, and a green figure or emblem, creating a vertical composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.5 x 26.6 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17140


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 471.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Regina Henderer Del. 390-1

Wikidata ID

Q64620282

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