Looking glass or mirror

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Joseph White (Retailer)

    Joseph White (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

    New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Pine, white; Glass; Gilt; Gesso; Paper

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0547


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.0547

Object Name

Looking glass or mirror

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Joseph White (Retailer)

Joseph White (Artist)

Place of Origin

New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin may be New York.

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; On backboard; "JOSEPH WHITE,/At the sign of the BOY and MORTAR,/ A few doors above the upper Market House, on the/ opposite side of the way, in Market-Street,/ WILMINGTON,/ Has for sale, a complete assortment of /Looking-Glasses, /DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTERS COLOURS, &c./Which he is determined to sell on the lowest terms"; printed below a scalloped line on the label: "Printed by Bonsal & Starr, Wilmington".

Materials

Mahogany; Pine, white; Glass; Gilt; Gesso; Paper

Dimensions (inches)

51.5 (H) , 26.5 (W) , 1.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

130.81 (H) , 67.31 (W) , 3.81 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is at brackets.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Web Site] 09/24/2015 Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors - AIC Wiki. 2020 https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors