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Wall Mirror

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1760-1780

GUSN

GUSN-57921

Description

Ornate scalloped crest with a pierced shell carving, rectangular frame, and gilded border.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wall mirrors
wood (plant material)
Chippendale
Mirror
Mirror, Wall
Mirror, Wall

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

40 1/2 x 22 x 1 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.3007

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