The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Mirror with Ornamented Frame

1886

M. Louise McLaughlin

(American, 1847–1939)
America, Ohio, Cincinnati, 19th century
beveled plate glass framed in walnut?, decorated with etched metal plaques
Overall: 85.5 x 76.8 cm (33 11/16 x 30 1/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1987.135
Location: 208 American Gilded Age and Realism

Description

McLaughlin was an important figure in the Cincinnati Arts and Crafts movement during the later 19th century. She is known chiefly for her work in ceramics, but as this mirror demonstrates, she was an accomplished practitioner in other media—in this case wood and metal. The influence of Japanese taste can be seen, especially in the design of the etched metal plaques decorated with chrysanthemums.
  • The Year in Review for 1987. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).
  • {{cite web|title=Mirror with Ornamented Frame|url=false|author=M. Louise McLaughlin|year=1886|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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