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Looking Glass

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1900-1940

GUSN

GUSN-255426

Description

Unusual pseudo Queen Anne styling. Rectangular molded edged glass has decorative crest and skirt. Center lobe with flanking in-curved horns, skirt lobe larger, horns smaller than crest. Black smokey finish on front and back.

Details

Descriptive Terms

looking glasses
pine (wood)
ash (wood)
cherry (wood)
Mirror

Associated Person

Thacher, Mary

Associated Building

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

Additional Identification Number

263.1981

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

New England

Dimensions

22 1/8 x 9 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Guido Perera

Accession Number

1999.468

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