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Looking Glass

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1805-1820

GUSN

GUSN-5058

Description

Rectangular; gesso head and acanthus leaf ornament.

Details

Descriptive Terms

looking glasses
mirrors
gesso
gilding
glass (material)
silver (metal)
plate (material)
acanthus (motif)
Empire (style)
Gesso
Gilded
Silver
Glass
Empire
Acanthus
MIRROR

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

40 x 4 (WxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.472

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