Looking Glass
Date1710-1725
OriginEngland
MediumWalnut, pine, and glass
DimensionsOH: 48"; OW: 18"; OD: 1 3/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1967-499
DescriptionLooking glass frame composed of continuous band of molding around glass with double arch at top surmounted by arched and scrolled cresting covered with burl veneer; glass in two sections with beveled edge following profile of frame; upper section engraved with arches, stars, and flower motif.Inscribed"3" in ink on middle of backboard
ProvenanceEx. Coll. Katherine Prentis Murphy
1800-1815
ca. 1765 case; ca. 1740 movement
1805-1815
1700-1725
1715-1730
1793-1796
1784-1804
1819-1829
Ca. 1750
1800-1820
1720-1740
c. 1762