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Looking Glass

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Looking Glass

Datec. 1770

MediumWalnut veneer; white pine, gilding, glass

Dimensions25 1/2 × 54 in. (64.8 × 137.2 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.76.236

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

FURNITURE

ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1976

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