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Looking glass or mirror (Pier glass)
1800-1825
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Spruce
- Pine, Scots or red
- Glass
- Paint
- Gesso
Museum Object Number
1957.0941
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1957.0941
Object Name
Looking glass or mirror (Pier glass)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1800-1825
Materials
- Spruce
- Pine, Scots or red
- Glass
- Paint
- Gesso
Dimensions (inches)
88.75 (H) x 40.5 (W) x 4.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
225.43 (H) x 102.87 (W) x 10.8 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
• Published p. 150Book: Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: cat. no. 243Web Site: 09/24/2015 Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors - AIC Wiki. 2020 https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors