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On Display: House - Port Royal Entrance Hall
Looking glass or mirror
1750-1765
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Walnut, European burl veneer
- Spruce
- Gesso
- Gilt
- Glass
Museum Object Number
1960.1075.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.1075.002
Object Name
Looking glass or mirror
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Origin is probably London.
Date
1750-1765
Materials
- Walnut, European burl veneer
- Spruce
- Gesso
- Gilt
- Glass
Dimensions (inches)
80.5 (H) x 37.875 (W) x 2 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
204 (H) x 96.2 (W) x 5 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH to finial; OW at lower side pieces.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 214, pp. 465-66.Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 265.Book: Comstock, Helen. 1968 The Looking Glass in America, 1700-1825.
• Published: fig. 25.