Unknown European
Looking Glass

CultureEuropean
Titles
  • Looking Glass
Datec. 1780–1800
Made inEurope
MediumWhite pine, maple, and reverse-painted glass
Dimensions21 3/4 × 14 3/8 in. (55.2 × 36.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.67.33
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceKatharine Prentis Murphy (1882–1967); Estate of Katharine Prentis Murphy; [O. Rundle Gilbert Auctioneers, New York, Auction of the Estate of Katharine Prentis Murphy, September 7, 1967]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1967; given to MFAH, 1967.

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