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Cheval glass

Mahogany-framed cheval glass with carvings in the Egyptian taste and patinated brass mounts. The cheval glass, or 'Horse Dressing Glass' is so-named because of the four-legged frame on which the mirror is suspended. Full-length looking glass was made possible by French technological advancements in the manufacture of mirror glass, which by the last quarter of the 18th century enabled the casting of single plates more than 10 ft. high. This example is in the Egyptian taste, a style made popular in Europe through the French archaeological investigations of Egypt under Napoleon I. Purchased with the assistance of the V&A Purchase Grant Fund. Size: Height: 175 cm; Width: 86 cm.

Place: England

Object Type: mirror

Period: George III

Actual Date: c. 1810

Century: 19th century

Materials: Mahogany, Glass, Brass

Museum Accession Number: 1976.87.FW