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Mirror, Jacob Margolis (American, born Russia, probably 1875), 1929, Soft maple; eastern white pine (brace, glue blocks). Th…

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Mirror · New York

Mirror

Jacob Margolis (American, born Russia, probably 1875) · New York · 1929

Medium: Soft maple; eastern white pine (brace, glue blocks). The backboard is plywood made from an unidentified species of Ocotea, the genus of numerous tropical hardwoods from Africa and South America.
Dimensions: 33.2 x 16.2 in. (84.3 x 41.1 cm)
Accession: 1987.46.2
Credit line: Gift of Francis P. Garvan, B.A. 1897

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