Object Number 1960.0175

Object Name

Looking glass or mirror

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Nathan Ruggles (Maker)
05/13/1774-03/27/1835

Place of Origin

Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut River Valley, United States, North America

Date

1806-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Back of panel; Nathan Ruggles,/ LOOKING-GLASS/ Manufacturer,...

Materials

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

Dimensions (inches)

53.26 (H) , 24.125 (W) , 1.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

135.3 (H) , 61.278 (W) , 4.445 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH includes finial.

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 as cat. no. 213.
[Book] Comstock, Helen. 1968 The Looking Glass in America, 1700-1825.
• See p. 71.
[Book] Adair, William. 1983 The Frame in America, 1700-1900: A Survey of Fabrication Techniques and Styles.
• Published as fig. 32, p. 22.
[Web Site] 09/24/2015 Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors - AIC Wiki. 2020 https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors
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