Federal Style Gilt Eglomise Mirror

Second half 20th century, antiqued gilt wood frame with ball ornaments and lattice frieze over a gilt pen-work eglomise panel featuring each and floral swag, rectangular beveled mirror with trefoil column stiles over rosette blocks.

54.25 x 29.25 in.

From the Historic Collection of Limestone University, Gaffney, South Carolina
Limestone College, now Limestone University, was founded in 1845 in Gaffney, South Carolina, by English-born Baptist minister Dr. Thomas Curtis and his son William. Originally established as the Limestone Springs Female High School, it was among the first women’s colleges in the nation and the very first in the state. The institution found its early roots in a former resort hotel near healing springs, later struggling due to the Civil War and Reconstruction. It revived in 1881 as the Cooper‑Limestone Institute, thanks to benefaction from industrialist Peter Cooper, and adopted the name Limestone College.

Some gilding loss to the raised moldings and edges; some shrinkage cracks to the lattice panel (but stable); overall good usable condition.