1959.0794 Looking glass
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Looking glass or mirror

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

    Hartford, New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1792-1795

  • Materials:

    Mahogany veneer; Tulip poplar; Pine, white; Mahogany; Gesso; Gilt; Glass

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0794


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Object Number

1959.0794

Object Name

Looking glass or mirror

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

(Furniture maker)

Place of Origin

Hartford, New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1792-1795

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Label on backboard; "KNEELAND & ADAMS,/ Cabinet and Chair-Makers, Hartford;/ HAVE constantly on hand, MAHOGANY FURNITURE, of the first quality;/ best warranted CLOCKS and TIME-PIECES; elegant LOOKING-GLASSES,/ of their own manufacturing; CABINET WORK of every kind may be had on very/ short notice, warranted equal to any made in America./ PRINTED BY ELISHA BABCOCK."

Materials

Mahogany veneer; Tulip poplar; Pine, white; Mahogany; Gesso; Gilt; Glass

Dimensions (inches)

37.62 (H) , 18.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

95.57 (H) , 47.63 (W)

Measurement Notes

OW is at case side base molding.

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. 218.
[Article] Richards, Nancy E. 1968 "Furniture of the Lower Connecticut River Valley: The Hartford Area, 1785-1810". Winterthur Portfolio. (4)
Published: pp. 1-26.
[Book] Adair, William. 1983 The Frame in America, 1700-1900: A Survey of Fabrication Techniques and Styles.
Published: cat. no. 28.
[Web Site] 09/24/2015 Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors - AIC Wiki. 2020 https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors