1957.0750 Looking glass, Girandole mirror
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Looking glass or mirror (Girandole mirror)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1810-1820

  • Materials:

    Gesso; Gold leaf; Pine, white; Alder; Glass; Paint

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0750


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.0750

Object Name

Looking glass or mirror (Girandole mirror)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

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

Date

1810-1820

Materials

Gesso; Gold leaf; Pine, white; Alder; Glass; Paint

Dimensions (inches)

42 (H) , 26 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

106.68 (H) , 66.04 (W)

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.
no. 234
[Web Site] 09/24/2015 Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors - AIC Wiki. 2020 https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors