About This Artwork

England

Mirror Depicting King Charles II and Queen Catherine of Braganza, 17th century

Silk, satin weave; appliquéd with silk and linen, plain weaves, silk, satin cut solid velvet, and silk oblique interlaced tapes; embroidered with silk, linen, and silk-wrapped metal coils and wires in individual back, satin, single satin, tent, and a variety of buttonhole stitches; laid work, couching, cut and loop pile, bullion, and buttonhole picots; glass beads, mica, and seed pearls; edged in silk, plain weave tapes; tortoise shell frame
67.95 x 59.37 cm (26 3/4 x 23 3/8 in.)
Restricted gift of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland in memory of Mrs. Edwin A. Seipp, 1961.887