2001.182, Zodiac mirror, Alexis Hinsberger (designer), c. 1925-1930



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French designer Alexis Hinsberger's circular mirror plate is set within a pink glass surround and twelve keystone panels which are interspersed by raised stellate devices. Each one of the keystone panels is etched on the reverse with a representation of one of the twelve signs of the Zodiac.
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  • DMA unpublished material, 2001.

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About 1925: France

Until 2001: Ms. Patsy L. Griffith, Dallas, Texas [1]

From 2001: Dallas Museum of Art, the Patsy Lacy Griffith Collection, bequest of Ms. Patsy Lacy Griffith, 2001 [1]

[1]  According to DMA object receipt located in the DMA object file (2001.182), January 2001

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French designer Alexis Hinsberger's circular mirror plate is set within a pink glass surround and twelve keystone panels which are interspersed by raised stellate devices. Each one of the keystone panels is etched on the reverse with a representation of one of the twelve signs of the Zodiac.
Drawn from
  • DMA unpublished material, 2001.

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Notes
Review Patsy Lacy Griffith file located in the Collections Record office for help with Provenance on this object

TMS Updates
Geo Xrefs - constituent birth place and place of origin
Provenance

Catalogue essays

Artist/designers

Cultures

Geography 

Process/materials

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms

RELATED OBJECTS 

PROVENANCE 
About 1925: France

Until 2001: Ms. Patsy L. Griffith, Dallas, Texas [1]

From 2001: Dallas Museum of Art, the Patsy Lacy Griffith Collection, bequest of Ms. Patsy Lacy Griffith, 2001 [1]

[1]  According to DMA object receipt located in the DMA object file (2001.182), January 2001

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circular (shape): AAT: 300263827
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glass (material): AAT: 300010797
*Decorative Arts and Design
decorative arts: AAT: 300054168
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round (shape): AAT: 300121969
mirrors: AAT: 300037682
reflection (action): AAT: 300179488
reflectivity (optical property): AAT: 300056322
France (nation): TGN: 1000070
calendars: AAT: 300026741
Art Deco (style or movement): AAT: 300021426
pink (color): AAT: 300124707
etching (corroding): AAT: 300053840
stars (extraterrestrial bodies): AAT: 300387654
astrology: AAT: 300054589
stellate (shape): AAT: 300010329
zodiac symbols (motifs): AAT: 300009937
keystones: AAT: 300001183
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