{"id":3969,"date":"2015-11-20T01:34:51","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T00:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dominikmatus.cz\/?p=3969"},"modified":"2015-12-29T15:06:24","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T14:06:24","slug":"restaurovani-zlate-zrcadlo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominikmatus.cz\/en\/2015\/11\/20\/restaurovani-zlate-zrcadlo\/","title":{"rendered":"Restoring: Golden mirror"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My actual restoration project is mirror with gilt frame from castle Miroslavsk\u00e9 Kn\u00ednice in\u00a0South Moravia. It’s the only piece of original mobiliar which survived. When I seen it for the first time, I noticed layer of secondary gold paint and some damages and missing parts.\u00a0Most significant is missing part of angel’s head.
\nAccording to my research, frame itself is made of softwood and covered with chalk\u2013animal glue compound. Also decorations are made of this compound, braced\u00a0with iron wire. This chalk compound is most-likely petrified by linen oil.\u00a0Gilding technique is metal leaf on poliment.<\/p>\n

History<\/h1>\n

On the\u00a0sticker, which is located on the back side, is this writing:
\n\"Moritz<\/a><\/p>\n

According to these informations, the mirror with frame was propably made by\u00a0Moritz Rosenfeld<\/em>\u00a0from\u00a0Sloup v \u010cech\u00e1ch<\/strong> (North Bohemia). Number of\u00a0product is\u00a0104 Z<\/em>\u00a0and the size of mirror glass is\u00a058 x 28 inches. These numbers are also punched on the back of frame\u00a0(58, 28, 1602, 104\u00a0Z).<\/p>\n

After researching on the internet (I don’t have easy access to relevant archive) I found\u00a0Moritz in matrika of jewish\u00a0community in \u010cesk\u00e1 l\u00edpa. There is a record with birth<\/a>\u00a0and death of his daugter Olga in year\u00a01874<\/strong>. Information about the parents is saying:<\/p>\n

Moritz Rosenfeld, Burgstein geb. in Kosmaly in Ungarn<\/em>
\nFanny tochter des Joachim Taussig aus Riskaw u(nd) der Elisabeth geb. Hoffmann, Litschkau.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Badatelna.eu<\/a><\/p>\n

That means\u00a0Moritz originates in\u00a0Kozm\u00e1lovice in today’s Slovakia, his wife\u00a0Fanny was daugter of\u00a0Joachim Taussig from Riskau (propably Germany) and Elisabeth Hoffmann from L\u00ed\u010dkov.<\/p>\n

Record of his daugter’s death mentions Moritz as trader<\/strong>\u00a0(kaufmann<\/em>) from house number\u00a0159<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Badatelna.eu<\/a><\/p>\n

Another historic record about\u00a0Rosenfeld is paragraph in\u00a0daily\u00a0Prager Tagblatt<\/strong> from\u00a0<\/b>17th Februar\u00a01886<\/a>\u00a0noticing about his\u00a0bankruptcy.\u00a0Here, he is stated as non-protocolled trader.<\/p>\n

\"D\"<\/a><\/p>\n

According to aforementioned records and usage of Viennese inch, which was replaced by metric system between\u00a01871 and 1876,\u00a0I think that this mirror could be dated to 1870’s.<\/p>\n

Another\u00a0exemplar<\/h2>\n

\"hofmobilien-zrcadlo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

During my visit in\u00a0Hofmobiliendepot<\/a> (Imperial Furniture Collection) in Vienna, I spotted very similarly made mirror. After short coresponding with museum, they confirmed it has the same sticker and writings on back\u00a0(58\/28). This mirror was originaly located in\u00a0Hofburg and it’s inventory number is MD 57.555, originally\u00a0Bg. 30.937. In old inventory list it’s mentioned as\u00a0\u201eMirror in gilt frame with the top and laurel wreath\u201c, in original\u00a0Spiegel in vergold Rahmen mit aufsatz und Lorbeerkranz<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Restoring<\/h1>\n

This part will be added.<\/p>\n