1969.0935 Looking glass or mirror, view 1
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Looking glass or mirror

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    John Elliott Jr. (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1800-1820

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Pine, white; Glass; Paper

  • Museum Object Number:

    1969.0935


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Object Number

1969.0935

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

Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1800-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Backboard; "BARNARD CERMENATI/ Carver, Gilder, Picture-Frame and/ Looking-Glass MANUFACTURER/ NO. 10, STATE STREET - NEWBURYPORT,/ Keeps constantly for sale, at the most reduced prices, a/ complete assortment of LOOKING GLASSES, PICTURE/ GLASSES, PRINTS, SPY GLASSES, THERMOME-/TERS, drawing PAPER, PAINTS, PENCILS, &c., &c./-with all kinds of FRAMES in his line./ALSO-/Ladies NeedleWork handsomely framed in the most/ modern style, and the shortest notice/OLD FRAMES new gilded."

Materials

Mahogany; Pine, white; Glass; Paper

Dimensions (inches)

17.622 (H) , 10.375 (W) , 0.669 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

44.76 (H) , 26.352 (W) , 1.7 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH and OW. D at bottom left corner.

Object Description

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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