Lacquered wood mirror inlaid with mother of pearl

An image of Woodwork/Mirror. Unknown maker, The Veneto. One of four gilt wood mirrors painted with red and black lacquer and inlaid with mother-of-pearl (M.7A-D-1949). Circa 1701-1800. Rococo.

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Woodwork/Mirror. Unknown maker, The Veneto. One of four gilt wood mirrors painted with red and black lacquer and inlaid with mother-of-pearl (M.7A-D-1949). Circa 1701-1800. Rococo.

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Accession Number: M.7A-1949
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 596 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 180.59kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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18th Century Artistic Movement Date Department Fitz_AA Italian Material Medium Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Roccoco Rococo Venetian School Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd abalone shell canopy carved gilded gilt gold inlaid inlay lacquer lacquerware mirror mother of pearl ornate painted wood

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