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Looking Glass

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1730-1760

GUSN

GUSN-253619

Description

Queen Anne form with 2-part glass. Pillow molded and veneered frame. Top has ogee and serpentine shaped sides with flat crest. Plain mitred lower frame. Top glass engraved with fleur-de-lis above band of arches with stars underneath. Lower panel beveled. Refinished with much over-painting on veneer.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wall mirrors
pine (wood)
walnut (wood)
veneer
reflective glass
Queen Anne Style
Mirror, Wall

Associated Person

Thacher, Mary

Associated Building

Original To Winslow Crocker House (Yarmouth Port, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

34.1981

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

38 3/4 x 18 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Guido Perera

Accession Number

1999.239

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