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Date1750-1780
Terms
- Looking Glasses
- Glass
- Pine
- Paint
- Essex County (Massachusetts)
Dimensions30.46 × 17.77 × 17.77 cm (12 × 7 × 7 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Russell H. Kettell
Object numberF1091
DescriptionPainted pine, glass. Glass set in frame with simple broad quarter-round molding, mitred at corners with crest at top. Top edge of crest scrolled. Frame and crest stained red with designs of groups of five black lines. Frame joints held together by thin splines of wood inserted into slots at corners. Single piece backing, newspaper between glass and backing. Iron loop at top back for hanging. Glass may be a replacement.
Collections
- Furniture
