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On Display: House - Country Room
Looking glass or mirror
Joseph White, Joseph White
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph White (Retailer)
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
- Glass
- Gilt
- Gesso
- Paper
Museum Object Number
1957.0547
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1957.0547
Object Name
Looking glass or mirror
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Joseph White (Retailer); Joseph White (Artist)
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin may be New York.
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: On backboard
Inscription: "JOSEPH WHITE,/At the sign of the BOY and MORTAR,/ A few doors above the upper Market House, on the/ opposite side of the way, in Market-Street,/ WILMINGTON,/ Has for sale, a complete assortment of /Looking-Glasses, /DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTERS COLOURS, &c./Which he is determined to sell on the lowest terms"; printed below a scalloped line on the label: "Printed by Bonsal & Starr, Wilmington".
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
- Glass
- Gilt
- Gesso
- Paper
Dimensions (inches)
51.5 (H) x 26.5 (W) x 1.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
130.81 (H) x 67.31 (W) x 3.81 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at brackets.