Looking glass

Creator:

Whiting, Stephen, 1728-1789

Published/Created:

Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts, United States
England, United Kingdom
ca. 1745–1758

Physical Description:

34 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.

Materials:

Mirror glass; walnut; gilding

Notes:

Sack catalogue description: Chippendale walnut mirror with scrolled crest and base, carved and gilded shell silhouetted in crest, fine mellow brown patina; bears the original label of Stephen Whiting, probably imported by Stephen Whiting from London ca. 1745–1758. Several advertisements of Stephen Whiting appear in Boston newspapers from 1748 to the time he went bankrupt in 1758.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 4, p. 950, pl. P3660.
YUAG catalogue note: Stephen Whiting's label reads, "A / Quantity of Pictures / and Looking Glasses / Sold by Stephen Whiting / Opposite Cornfield / in Union Street / Boston."

Variant Titles:

Chippendale walnut mirror

Topics:

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

Period/Style:

Chippendale

Culture:

American or English

Accession Number:

3660

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 1973
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:

10981571

PID:

digcoll:845881