Looking glass

Date1700-1725

Mediummahogany veneer, deal (Picea spp. - spruce by micro id), gilt, gesso, glass

DimensionsOH: 49 3/8"; OW: 18 1/2"; OD: 1 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1968-295

DescriptionLooking glass with arched and scrolled cresting above rectangular, molded outer frame with rounded upper corners; carved and gilded inner frame surrounding replacement glass in two parts; upper section of glass conforms to profile of frame and has beveled edges.
InscribedRemnants of an old label, no longer legible, pasted on middle of backboard; label appears to have possibly been an original maker's label but so little remains it is impossible to tell.

"29563" chalk number written on back of cresting