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Tue, May 15, 12 at 14:49
| This is a fireplace that was in a home on a recent historical home tour in my area. The homeowner showed it to us and was as perplexed by it as we were. What would YOU call this style? The house was built about 1890 and after looking at the original plans, it does appear as though this was an original element.
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- Posted by columbusguy1 (My Page) on Tue, May 15, 12 at 18:43
| Looks like it could be Colonial Revival to me...imitating probably a Federal mirror? |
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| Some ideas below.
Whatever style, it's fine looking and original. If the mirror is pitted or cloudy do not change it! |
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Tue, May 15, 12 at 20:16
| High Victorian. It really looks like an exterior window trim (from a Oeil de boef window) brought indoors. The style corresponds to Renaissance revival. Casey |
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| Thanks for the ideas! Casey, you're right, it DOES look like an exterior window now that I'm looking at it. It's interesting, whatever it is. Just for fun, here's a photo of the house it's in.
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- Posted by powermuffin (My Page) on Thu, May 17, 12 at 16:44
| Does not look like it matches the rather clean looking fireplace surround. And it is disproportionately large. I say it was added later. Diane |
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| "If the mirror is pitted or cloudy do not change it!" Even Versailles' hall of mirrors is being reconditioned. Old mirror technology often used actual silver ad was subject to long term damage. Newer mirrors use aluminum and have a longer life expectancy. If you have a new mirror installed to replace an old one, save the old one anyway. |
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- Posted by moneypitfeeder (My Page) on Sun, Jun 10, 12 at 19:25
| Kinda looks like Eastlake to me...esp. due to the age of the home. |
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- Posted by lov_mkitchen (My Page) on Sat, Jun 16, 12 at 22:01
| I was at an auction today and heard a discussion about mantels and mirrors. It so happened they had one and they also had a pump organ. On guy who seemed knowledgeable said it was common that the mirror over the fireplace was the top part including the mirror of a pump organ. |
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