Unknown English
Looking Glass

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Looking Glass
Datec. 1740–1780
Made inEngland
MediumMahogany veneer; composition, gold leaf, mirrored glass
Dimensions30 × 14 in. (76.2 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.150
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1969.
Exhibition HistoryTheta Charity Antiques Show 1989, Houston TX., September 13–17, 1989 (LN:89.33)

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