Indian Kutchi Mirrored Mudwork (Lippan Kam) Food Storage Cabinet fireplace surrounds Width 29 Depth 29 Height

Width 29 Depth 29 Height 47 inches

this beautiful antique fireplace features the rococo style of 18th century France

The flowing lines of the rococo

(1) door jamb

Width 6 Depth 3 Height 9 inches

Indian Kutchi Mirrored Mudwork (Lippan Kam) Food Storage Cabinet fireplace surrounds Width 29 Depth 29 HeightDETAILS This antique, food storage cupboard was found in the desert Kutch district in Gujarat, India. This area is known for mud mirror work or Lippan kam on objects and the traditional mud huts (bhungas). The cupboard is of pyramid shape, atop six legs with a small carved teak door with fanciful, painted and mirrored decoration. LITERATURE For similar cabinets: Nora Fisher, Mud, Mirror and Thread: Folk Traditions of Rural India, p. 192 DATE 19th