Looking glass

Published/Created:

New England, United States
ca. 1790

Physical Description:

36 x 17 1/2 in.

Materials:

Mirror glass; mahogany; gilding

Notes:

Sack catalogue description: Hepplewhite mahogany wall mirror of unusual character and design, carved and gilded rosettes, leaf-carved and gilded floral spray center ornament.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 1, p. 67, pl. 214.

Variant Titles:

Hepplewhite mahogany wall mirror

Topics:

Decoration and ornament -- Hepplewhite style
Furniture -- United States

Period/Style:

Federal
Hepplewhite

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

0395

Genre:

looking glasses (AAT)
mirrors (AAT)

Format:

Image
Physical Object

Content Type:

Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement

Access Restrictions:

Public

Source Title:

Israel Sack, Inc., Archive

Source Created:

New York, New York, United States
1957–1990

Source Note:

Sack, May 1959
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.

Folder:

Folder 9923 cab1dr2 tiff

Yale Collection:

Yale University Art Gallery

Digital Collection:

Israel Sack Furniture Archive

OID:

10981305

PID:

digcoll:845702