Monumental mirror sconce (one of a pair)

Peter Rahm, 1717–18

Artist

Peter Rahm (German, 1661–1737)

Date

1717–18

Medium

Silver, embossed, chiseled, engraved and gilded; mirror glass (19th century replacement); wood frame

Size

.2 confirmed: 39 1/2 × 26 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (100.3 × 67.9 × 36.8 cm)

Type

Metalwork-Silver

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed