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Looking glass, 1750–80, Scots pine (applied carvings, braces), mahogany veneer; spruce (crest and bottom boards, frame membe…
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Mirror · England

Looking glass

Maker unknown · England · 1750–80

Medium
Scots pine (applied carvings, braces), mahogany veneer; spruce (crest and bottom boards, frame members, backboard)
Dimensions
49.3 x 26 in. (125.1 x 66 cm)
Accession
1930.2169
Credit line
Mabel Brady Garvan Collection
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