Looking glass
Date1740-1770
OriginAmerica, New England
MediumWalnut, white pine (by microanalysis), glass
DimensionsOH: 18 1/2"; OW: 9 1/4"; OD: 3/4"; Sight size: 11 1/4" X 6 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-229
DescriptionLooking glass: cresting with scrolled cut-out edge; cyma molded rectangular frame with rounded and indented upper corners.Inscription(s)"Gerrish" written in pencil on backboard in modern writing.ProvenanceFlorence Maine, Ridgefield, Conn.
c. 1740
ca.1725
1710-1730
Ca. 1720
1715-1730
ca. 1735
1740-1760
1735-1750
1805-1815
1710-1725