Looking Glass
MakerMade by
Ruggles' Eagle Looking-Glass Manufactory Company
(1774 - 1835)
Date1822
MediumLooking glass; white pine, gold leaf paint, blue and black paint, glass, mirrored glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 39 3/4 × 19 1/2in. (101 × 49.5cm)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineMuseum Acquisition Fund
Object number1980.56.0
DescriptionEmpire-style looking glass with outflaring frame with rope molding, shell, rosette, and leaf appliques. The reverse-painted tablet over chain-type dividing strip of molding, depicts a clipper ship in the center, a castle on point at left, cottages and fishermen on point at right, and water in the foreground, in gold leaf, black, and blue paint. Original glass plate is crizzled.
Status
Not on viewUnknown Looking Glass Maker
Nathan Ruggles
Nathan Ruggles
Unknown
