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2015.77.17 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
Ruggles Eagle Looking Glass Manufactory
2015.77.17 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society

Ruggles Eagle Looking Glass Manufactory

Maker (1774 - 1835)
Date1822
MediumTissue paper
DimensionsSheet (Height x Width): 4 1/2 x 3in. (11.4 x 7.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionLabel for Eagle Looking Glass. There is a large eagle sitting on the roof of a classical Greek building, with the word "Ruggles" in the tympanum. Beneath the roof are the words: "Eagle Looking Glass, Manufactory, Hartford, Con., Warranted 1822"
Object number2015.77.17
NotesRuggles Eagle Looking Glass Manufacturer was located on Main Street in Hartford, Conn.
On View
Not on view
Museum purchase, 1972.23.0, Connecticut Historical Society
Nathan Ruggles
Bequest of Martha R. Lambert, 1979.68.760, Connecticut Historical Society
Nathan Ruggles
Museum Acquisition Fund, 1980.56.0, Connecticut Historical Society
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Figured Flask
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Figured Flask
Willington Glass Company
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