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Looking glass or mirror
Kneeland & Adams1
1792-1795
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Kneeland & Adams1 (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Hartford; Connecticut; New Haven; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany veneer
- Tulip poplar
- Pine, white
- Mahogany
- Gesso
- Gilt
- Glass
Museum Object Number
1959.0794
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0794
Object Name
Looking glass or mirror
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Kneeland & Adams1 (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Hartford; Connecticut; New Haven; New England; United States; North America
Date
1792-1795
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Label on backboard
Inscription: "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."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Mahogany veneer
- Tulip poplar
- Pine, white
- Mahogany
- Gesso
- Gilt
- Glass
Dimensions (inches)
37.62 (H) x 18.75 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
95.57 (H) x 47.63 (W)
Measurement Notes
OW is at case side base molding.
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