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Mirror, dressing glass
Charles Crane Crehore (American, 1793–1879)
1810–20
Object Place: Milton, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Mahogany, pine, brass mounts
Dimensions
Overall: 74.3 x 56.8 x 19.7 cm (29 1/4 x 22 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Joyce Arnold Rusoff Fund
Accession Number1977.633
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Looking glasses and mirrors
DescriptionMahogany dressing glass. Four ball feet support chest containing four drawers--two square ones flanking two stacked rectangular ones in the center. Turned mirror supports with ball finials and slightly raked back hold the glass. Rectangular-shaped glass with square mahogany corner blocks, decorated with brass, rosette ornaments. Brass rosette drawer pulls.
InscriptionsStencilled on back in a dotted-line oval:
CHAs C CREHORE
Cabinet Maker
MILTON
CHAs C CREHORE
Cabinet Maker
MILTON
Provenance1977, purchased by the MFA from Joseph Caldwell, III, The Fanlight, Inc., Manlius, New York (Accession date: September 14, 1977).