Mirror on stand
Place of OriginCentral Thailand
Dateapprox. 1850-1900
MaterialsLacquered and gilded wood with mirrored glass
DimensionsH. 34 in x W. 19 1/2 in x D. 19 1/2 in, H. 86.4 cm x W. 49.5 cm x D. 49.5 cm
Credit LineGift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection
Object number2006.27.52
DepartmentSoutheast Asian Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
On View
Not on viewThe bedchamber of a royal or highranking noblewoman would contain a carved wooden bed, a dressing table, and accessories.
Siamese people customarily sat on the floor. In an aristocratic house a mirror stand such as this might be placed on a wide platform on which the noblewoman would sit as though on the floor.
Furniture commissioned for aristocratic homes was often inspired by Chinese or Western models but was made in Siam. Mirrors were generally decorated with floral and vegetal motifs such as lotuses, peonies, or a vase of flowers (which symbolized wealth). Here two elongated bodies of mythical serpents stretch along the sides of the mirror.
approx. 1850-1900
approx. 1850-1950
approx. 1850-1950
approx. 1850-1910
approx. 1875-1925
approx. 1850-1950
approx. 1850-1925
approx. 1850-1950
1800-1925
approx. 1875-1925