2nd Quarter 19th C.
carved entirely of wood with a layer of gesso, bole and matte gilding, having a stepped top portion and a concave outer edge, the interior with rows of bead and line moulding, gravelboard, stars, rosettes, and ribbon moulding, while below the stepped portion the sides consist of carved leafage, hanging flowers, and grapes, the upper corners with hanging tulips, the bottom corners with larger flowerbursts, the bottom edge having opposing underturned c-scrolls, with later "antiqued" mirrorplate
