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Looking glass

about 1790-1820
Object Placepossibly New York
Medium/TechniqueMahogany veneer, pine, gilded decoration
DimensionsOverall: 100.3 x 47 x 14 cm (39 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dudley Leavitt Pickman
Accession number29.991
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ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsIn pencil on rear at top: "1736 / John Staples / Alonzo Staples / Greenfield, Conn." In black crayon on backboard: "999" underscored
ProvenanceGift of Dudley Leavitt Pickman (Accession Date June 6, 1929)
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Restricted: For reference only
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