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Looking glass, 1745–80, Gilded gesso, red pine, white pine
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Mirror · Philadelphia

Looking glass

Maker unknown · Philadelphia · 1745–80

Medium
Gilded gesso, red pine, white pine
Dimensions
53 1/2 x 30 3/4 in. (135.9 x 78.1 cm)
Accession
35.22
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1935
Culture
American or British

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