Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History



  • Restello mirror frame, early 16th century
    Venice
    Poplar

    overall 31 x 28 1/2 in. (78.8 x 72.3 cm)
    Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.2104)

    A restello is a small dressing-mirror frame in the form of a tabernacle with extensions on which to hang combs and brushes. On this example, hooks for hanging originally were fitted in the holes on either side of the extended base moldings. Befitting the secular purpose of the frame, the ornament is arranged less formally than on a tabernacle frame. Restelli are now relatively rare.

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    Restello mirror frame, early 16th century
    Venice
    Poplar

    overall 31 x 28 1/2 in. (78.8 x 72.3 cm)
    Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.2104)


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