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Looking Glass

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1800-1899

GUSN

GUSN-6344

Description

Serpentine frame formed from five pieces of wood has applied modified pineapple crest; grained overall in light natural colors; backed with two pieces of pine.

Details

Descriptive Terms

looking glasses
mirrors
mirrors
pine (wood)
glass (material)
pine (wood)
pineapple (motif)
Pine
Glass
Pineapple
MIRROR

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

26.125 x 13.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1250

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