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Looking Glass

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

ca. 1835

GUSN

GUSN-4065

Description

Mahogany veneered frame with mitered corners; simple flat rectangular box "form" with no decoration or molding; replaced glass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

looking glasses
mirrors
mahogany (wood)
veneer
pine (wood)
Empire (style)
pine (wood)
Pine
Empire
Mahogany Veneer
MIRROR

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

14 x 12 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.372

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