Looking Glass

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Looking Glass
Datec. 1770–1790
Made inEngland, Europe
MediumConiferous wood, probably spruce, gilt
Dimensions52 × 25 1/2 in. (132.1 × 64.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.70.1
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Philadelphia Stairhall (Upstairs)
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
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c. 1745–1770
Mahogany; mahogany veneer, coniferous wood pine, spruce or fir, composition, gold leaf, and mirrored glass
B.59.34
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Corti, Vecchio and Co.
c. 1801–1804
Mahogany veneer and unidentified inlay; spruce and dogwood, probably European, possibly North American
B.74.10
Looking Glass
c. 1740–1770
Walnut veneer; spruce, composition, gold leaf, and mirrored glass
B.58.140
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c. 1760–1775
Mahogany; spruce, composition, gold leaf, mirrored glass
B.69.79
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c. 1760–1775
Mahogany veneer; spruce, composition, gold leaf, mirrored glass
B.69.81
Looking Glass
c. 1740–1770
Mahogany veneer; spruce, composition, gold leaf, mirrored glass
B.69.28
Looking Glass
c. 1740–1770
Mahogany veneer; spruce, composition, gold leaf, mirrored glass
B.69.29
Looking Glass
c. 1740–1760
Walnut veneer; spruce, composition, gold leaf, and mirrored glass
B.61.107
Looking Glass
c. 1785–1820
Gilded spruce; eastern white pine, sylvestris pine, and composition
B.21.2
Looking Glass
c. 1745–1770
Mahogany veneer, spruce, composition, gold leaf, and mirrored glass
B.58.103
Bedstead
c. 1750–1770
Poplar (probably aspen), soft maple
B.59.1
Bowl
19th century
Burl wood, probably maple or birch
B.79.112