Unknown English
Looking Glass

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Looking Glass
Datec. 1740–1770
Probable placeEngland
MediumMahogany veneer; spruce, composition, gold leaf, mirrored glass
Dimensions53 1/4 × 27 3/8 in. (135.3 × 69.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.28
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Drawing Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceProbably purchased by Will Hogg, 1920s; given to Miss Ima Hogg, 1920s; given to MFAH, 1969.

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c. 1760–1775
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c. 1740–1770
Mahogany veneer; spruce, composition, gold leaf, mirrored glass
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c. 1745–1770
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c. 1745–1770
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c. 1740–1770
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Unknown English
c. 1760–1775
Mahogany; spruce, composition, gold leaf, mirrored glass
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c. 1740–1760
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c. 1785–1815
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Looking Glass
Unknown English
c. 1740–1780
Mahogany veneer; composition, gold leaf, mirrored glass
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Looking Glass
Unknown English
c. 1750–1760
Mahogany; composition, gold leaf, and mirrored glass
B.61.109
Looking Glass (one of a pair)
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c. 1790–1810
Walnut veneer; gilt, composition, iron, paint, tinned iron, mercury/tin amalgam mirrored glass
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Unknown English
c. 1790–1810
Walnut veneer; gilt, composition, iron, paint, tinned iron, mercury/tin amalgam mirrored glass
B.76.165.1