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Looking glass
about 1800-1815
Object Place: Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Mahogany frame,soft pine, brass mounts, gilt eagle
Dimensions
Overall: 119 x 59.4 x 3.8 cm (46 7/8 x 23 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of S. Richard Fuller in memory of his wife, Lucy Derby Fuller
Accession Number27.607
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Looking glasses and mirrors
Catalogue Raisonné
Randall 217
DescriptionThis rectangular glass with its molded frame is surmounted by a large crest. The crest has scalloped edges with alternate clover-leaf and clawlike projections, the uppermost of which combines the two patterns. In the center is a plinth surmounted by a spread eagle on a globe, below which are distributed three gilt bronze appliques. In the center of the crest a rectangular frame with cut corners contains a mirrored glass etched with a running deer between pine trees. The frame of the inset is molded.
ProvenanceDescended in the Derby family of Salem; gift of S. Richard Fuller (Accession Date November 3, 1927)