Unknown English
Looking Glass

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Looking Glass
Datec. 1750–1760
Made inEngland
MediumMahogany; composition, gold leaf, and mirrored glass
Dimensions54 1/8 × 28 1/4 in. (137.5 × 71.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.61.109
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceAcquired by Miss Ima Hogg on December 4, 1961, from John S. Walton NY.

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