Museum Object Number1958.0039 |
Dressing glass
Furniture
Museum purchase
Stephen Badlam Jr. (Cabinetmaker)
Stephen Badlam, Jr., was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, on December 2, 1779. He is listed in the Boston Directory of 1820 at the Old Court House. He was the son of Gen. Stephen Badlam
12/2/1779
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1800-1820
1. Label; reverse of board backing glass; pasted, printed label: "Stephen Badlam, jun/ No. 42 COR[NHIL]L/ BOSTON:/ A CONSTANT SUPPLY OF FASHIONABLE/ LOOKING-GLASSES,".
Mahogany; Pine, white; Glass
20.375 (H) , 21 (W) , 9.75 (D)
51.753 (H) , 53.34 (W) , 24.765 (D)
OH with finials; OW at feet; OD of case. W (case) 20.125 in. (51.6 cm); D (feet) 8.25 in. (20.8 cm). Dim. of frame: H 12 in. (30.4 cm); W 16 in. (40.5 cm); D .75 in. (1.8 cm).
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
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[Web Site] 09/24/2015 Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors - AIC Wiki. 2020 https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors
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