Reproduction Newport Mirror (Kindel)
  • Reproduction Newport Mirror (Kindel)
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Looking glass or mirror

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)

  • Place of Origin:

    New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1760-1777

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Pine, white; Gilt; Glass; Gesso; Cedar, Atlantic white

  • Museum Object Number:

    1956.0094.005


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Object Number

1956.0094.005

Object Name

Looking glass or mirror

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John Townsend (Cabinetmaker)
12/17/1732-1809

Place of Origin

New England, United States, North America

Date

1760-1777

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; on the back; Paper label affixed at the back printed: "Made By/ John Townsend/ Newport".

Materials

Mahogany; Pine, white; Gilt; Glass; Gesso; Cedar, Atlantic white

Dimensions (inches)

41.88 (H) , 21.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

106.375 (H) , 54.61 (W)

Measurement Notes

OH from top scrolls to bottom pendant. OW at brackets.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Electronic] Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
RIF245
[Web Site] 09/24/2015 Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors - AIC Wiki. 2020 https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors