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A round gilded frame with convex glass such as this is often referred to as a girandole, or girandole mirror. The convex shape of the silvered glass, the gilded surface, and the cut glass of the branches combine to increase the throw of light from the candles.
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Title: Girandole
Date: 1800–1820
Geography: Made in England
Medium: Gilded gesso, glass with pine
Dimensions: 38 x 22 in. (96.5 x 55.9 cm)
Credit Line: Given in memory of George Drew Egbert and Estelle Powers Egbert, by their children, 1966
Accession Number: 66.108.3
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