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Rectangular Chippendale mahogany and parcel-gilt wall mirror; simple inner frame and gilt rim; saw-art fretwork crest and apron in complex scroll pattern; crest with central oval medallion containing carved and gilded Prince of Wales plume, glued and nailed with pine back.
wall mirrors
mirrors
glass (material)
gluing
mahogany (wood)
nailing
pine (wood)
Chippendale
pine (wood)
Mahogany
Pine
Glass
Glued
Nailed
Chippendale
Mirror, Wall
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
30.25 x 15.75 x 0.875 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1456
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