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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

MakerMade by Nathan Ruggles 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.
Subject Terms
    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
    Ruggles' Eagle Looking-Glass Manufactory Company
    1822
    Gift of Lucy Howe Bowdoin (Mrs. Richard Bowdoin), 1911.2.0  Photograph by David Stansbury.  © 2…
    Philip Hewins
    1835
    Memorial Picture
    Unknown
    1800-1815
    Leather wallet
    David Allen Starr
    1860-1890
    1953.66.1
    Willington Glass Company
    1847-1872
    Figured Flask
    Willington Glass Company
    1847-1872
    Figured Flask
    Willington Glass Company
    1850-1872
    Figured Flask
    Willington Glass Company
    1847-1872