Mirror · Austria
Mirrored Partition for a Globe Work Table (Globustisch)
Maker unknown · Austria · c. 1810–15
The top half of the globe rotates upward to reveal hidden compartments for sewing tools, threads, and unfinished fabric pieces.
— Cleveland Museum of Art, catalogue text
- Medium
- Burl walnut veneer, mahogany, ebony, satinwood, gilt wood, painted wood; mirrored glass
- Dimensions
- Overall: 11 x 20 x 8.1 cm (4 5/16 x 7 7/8 x 3 3/16 in.)
- Accession
- 2020.199.b
- Credit line
- Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
- Culture
- Austria, Vienna