Dressing glass

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Stephen Badlam Jr. (Cabinetmaker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1800-1820

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Pine, white; Glass

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0039


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.0039

Object Name

Dressing glass

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Stephen Badlam Jr. (Cabinetmaker)
12/2/1779
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

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1800-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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,".

Materials

Mahogany; Pine, white; Glass

Dimensions (inches)

20.375 (H) , 21 (W) , 9.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

51.753 (H) , 53.34 (W) , 24.765 (D)

Measurement Notes

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).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published: no. 253.
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