1985.R.460, Mirror frame, France, early 16th - mid 16th century



GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Baroque exuberance abounds on this mirror frame carved in high relief. Mirrors were often as valuable and important as paintings in 16th- and early 17th-century interiors and were frequently framed even more elaborately than pictures. This mirror frame is of a type produced in Italy, France, Flanders, and England in the mid-17th century for aristocratic or upper-middle-class interiors. 

Adapted from
  • Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1985), 172.
  • Dallas Museum of Art, Decorative Arts Highlights from the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1995), 63.

NOTES
According to object file notes--the top head is not original. It would probably have been a helmet.
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  • Dallas Museum of Art. The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1985), 172.
  • Dallas Museum of Art. Decorative Arts Highlights from the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection. (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1995), 63.

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Until 1985: Emery Reves (1904-1983) and Wendy Reves (1916-2007) (owned jointly), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France [1]

From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, gift of Wendy Reves (1916-2007) [1]

[1] According to: Olivier Meslay and Martha MacLeod, From Chanel to Reves (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2015), 4-5.

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General Description
Baroque exuberance abounds on this mirror frame carved in high relief. Mirrors were often as valuable and important as paintings in 16th- and early 17th-century interiors and were frequently framed even more elaborately than pictures. This mirror frame is of a type produced in Italy, France, Flanders, and England in the mid-17th century for aristocratic or upper-middle-class interiors. 

Adapted from
  • Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1985), 172.
  • Dallas Museum of Art, Decorative Arts Highlights from the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1995), 63.

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Notes
According to object file notes--the top head is not original. It would probably have been a helmet.
TMS Updates: 
- display and search dates
- Provenance
- Geography Xrefs - Place of Origin
- Bibliography 
- Title
  • Dallas Museum of Art. The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1985), 172.
  • Dallas Museum of Art. Decorative Arts Highlights from the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection. (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1995), 63.

Catalogue essays

Artist/designers

Cultures

Geography 

Process/materials

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms

RELATED OBJECTS 

PROVENANCE 
Until 1985: Emery Reves (1904-1983) and Wendy Reves (1916-2007) (owned jointly), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France [1]

From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, gift of Wendy Reves (1916-2007) [1]

[1] According to: Olivier Meslay and Martha MacLeod, From Chanel to Reves (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2015), 4-5.

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faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
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*Decorative Arts and Design
decorative arts: AAT: 300054168
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wood (plant material): AAT: 300011914
Europe (continent): TGN: 1000003
Reves_Wendy: DMA
Reves_Emery: DMA
Villa La Pausa: DMA
Reves_Emery: ULAN: 500444887
frames (for object): AAT: 300189814
oval (shape): AAT: 300263817
France (nation): TGN: 1000070
arrows: AAT: 300036976
wars: AAT: 300055314
sword: AAT: 300037048
frames (furnishing): AAT: 300189814
knights (landholders): AAT: 300230874
shields (armor): AAT: 300036869
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Baroque: AAT: 300021147
high reliefs (sculpture): 300184782
Medusa (Greek mythology): DMA
armor (protective wear): AAT: 300036745
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