Arts & Craft Mirror by William Henry Mawson
William Henry Mawson, a c.1900 Arts & craft mirror. Of rectangular form, embossed in relief in a foliate design. An old paper label verso, marked 'From Ruskin's school of Art, Keswick'. Marked in the wood 'Wh Mawson, Keswick'.
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- School of .... - In the opinion of the cataloguer, a work by a pupil or follower of the artist.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
- Verso - Verso is the "back" side of a sheet of paper, art work, coin or medal. The front side is "recto".
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