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Looking glass or mirror

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    John Elliott Jr. (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Portland, Maine, New England, United States, North America

  • Materials:

    Pine, white; Alder; Composite; Wire; Gesso; Gilt; Glass

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0924


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.0924

Object Name

Looking glass or mirror

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Elliott Jr. (Maker)

Place of Origin

Portland, Maine, New England, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; LABEL ON BACK; printed paper label on back reads: "PORTLAND/ Looking Glass Manufactory./ EXCHANGE-STREET." above a picture of a heavy Empire-style mirror enclosing the words "JAMES TODD" surrounding a basket of flowers, and below, "Keeps constantly for/ sale an elegant assort-/ ment of Gilt and Mahogany/ framed/ LOOKING GLASSES,/ Toilet Glasses, &c. Embroi-/ dery; Po[rt]rait, Prints, &c./ framed to any pattern,/ Looking Glass plates set in/ old frames./ N.B. Old Looking-/Glasses new gilt and re-/ paired."

Materials

Pine, white; Alder; Composite; Wire; Gesso; Gilt; Glass

Dimensions (inches)

49 (H) , 22.25 (W) , 1.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

124.46 (H) , 56.52 (W) , 4.445 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH and OW to ornament; OD to frame. H (frame) 28 in. (71 cm); W (frame) 18 in. (45.6 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. 230.
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