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On Display: House - Albany Room
Looking glass or mirror (Cheval glass)
1800-1815
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Pine, white
- Glass
- Brass
- Metal
Museum Object Number
1957.0571
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1957.0571
Object Name
Looking glass or mirror (Cheval glass)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1800-1815
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Pine, white
- Glass
- Brass
- Metal
Dimensions (inches)
60.25 (H) x 28 (W) x 24.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
153.035 (H) x 71.12 (W) x 61.6 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is with finials. OD is at base. H (without finials) 56.25 in.; H (glass frame) 35.125 in.; W (glass at keys) 28 in. D (posts) 1.5 in.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: American Galleries. 1929 Loan Exhibition of eighteenth and early nineteenth-century furniture and glass...for the benefit of the National Council of Girl Scouts, Inc.; September 25th-October 9th, 1929.
• Published: cat. no. 753