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The image shows an ornate mirror with a circular frame, flanked by two small figurines of women in period dresses. The color palette includes earthy tones of browns, blacks, metallic golds, and muted blue. The circular frame is centrally positioned, with the figures standing symmetrically on each side. Below the mirror, there is a decorative element resembling palm fronds emerging from a support base containing an American flag, a tapered obelisk, and a green figure or emblem, creating a vertical composition.
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The image shows an ornate mirror with a circular frame, flanked by two small figurines of women in period dresses. The color palette includes earthy tones of browns, blacks, metallic golds, and muted blue. The circular frame is centrally positioned, with the figures standing symmetrically on each side. Below the mirror, there is a decorative element resembling palm fronds emerging from a support base containing an American flag, a tapered obelisk, and a green figure or emblem, creating a vertical composition.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

"Jenny Lind" Mirror

Regina Henderer

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 26.6 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.17140
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Easton
  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: Regina Henderer Del. 390-1

NGA object ID 29231. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.