Looking glass

Date1730-1770

MediumWhite pine and glass

DimensionsOH 13 5/8"; OW 6 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1964-468

DescriptionLooking glass with high, shaped and scrolled crest with a single vertical support in back; molded rectangular frame surrounding single piece of glass (not original); all wood surfaces on front of piece covered with original black paint and foliate decoration in red and yellow. Pin board backing glass has been turned so that the discolored part is facing inward
ProvenanceLillian Cogan, Farmington, Conn.