Dressing Glass

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Dressing Glass

Datec. 1760–1790

Made inBoston, Massachusetts, United States

MediumMahogany; eastern white pine, mirrored glass

Dimensions27 1/8 × 19 × 8 13/16 in. (68.9 × 48.3 × 22.4 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Mrs. James Anderson, Jr.

Object numberB.2001.6

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Chippendale Bedroom

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

FURNITURE

DescriptionIn colonial America, cabinetmakers produced furniture with a bombé, or swelling base, form only in and near Boston. Dressing glasses of bombé form are very rare; only a few are known. This example includes a framed mirror that was probably made in England and fitted to the base later.
Provenance[Leigh Keno American Antiques, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2001.
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