Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Looking glass
Object Number:
1952.440
Date:
1750-1770
Medium:
Walnut veneer, glass, gesso, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 52 1/2 x 26 1/2 x 1 in. ( 133.4 x 67.3 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Rectangular Chippendale looking glass with walnut veneer frame; scrolled pediment centering a carved and gilded crest with three plumes, with carved and gilded scrolls on either side; mirror plate surrounded by a molded border with gilding and flanked by carved and gilded floral decoration on either side; triangular base with ornately carved and pierced edge with incised decoration.
Gallery Label:
This looking glass was once part of the collection of Mrs. J. Insley Blair.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Screven Lorillard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
