Toilet service

Description

Silver-gilt mirror with bevelled plate-glass framed in a border repoussé and chased with acanthus and other leaf forms, from the Lennoxlove toilet service, owned by Frances Teresa Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox: French, Paris, 1652 - 1653

Museum reference

A.1954.8 A

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Toilet service, Mirror

Production information

Unknown
Paris, France, Western Europe

Date

1652 - 1653

Materials

Silver-gilt, Plate glass

Physical description

Silver-gilt with bevelled plate-glass

Associations

Previous owner: Frances Teresa Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, 1647 - 1702
Fourfault, Pierre
Probable presenter: Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1630 - 1685
Fermier-General: Vincent Fontier

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Discoveries (29 Jul 2011 - 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

Links to other web pages

Collection Story

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
art, design and fashion, art of living

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Art Fund