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Dressing Box with Swinging Glass, Jonathan Gostelowe (American, 1745–1795), 1789, Mahogany, ivory, yellow poplar, Atlantic w…
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Case Piece · Philadelphia

Dressing Box with Swinging Glass

Jonathan Gostelowe (American, 1745–1795) · Philadelphia · 1789

Medium
Mahogany, ivory, yellow poplar, Atlantic white cedar, and eastern red cedar
Dimensions
25 x 11.8 x 13.9 in. (63.5 x 29.9 x 35.2 cm)
Accession
1930.2504a-h
Credit line
Mabel Brady Garvan Collection
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