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On Display: House - Essex Room
Dressing glass
1785-1800
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
- Fir
- Brass
- Gilt
Museum Object Number
1958.2431
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2431
Object Name
Dressing glass
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Date
1785-1800
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
- Fir
- Brass
- Gilt
Dimensions (inches)
27.375 (H) x 15.5 (W) x 7.625 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
69.533 (H) x 39.37 (W) x 19.368 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH is with finial; OW is at front feet; OD is of box. H (glass frame) 18 in. (45.7 cm); H (box) 7.875 in. (20.0 cm); W (glass frame): 14.125 in. (35.9 cm); W (box) 14.5 in. (36.8 cm); D (feet) 7.125 in. (18.1 cm).
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. 216, pp. 469-70.Book: Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 251.Book: Schiffer, Herbert F. 1983 The Mirror Book: English, American, and European.
• Published: fig. 524, p. 201.Web Site: 09/24/2015 Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors - AIC Wiki. 2020 https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors