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Looking glass

probably late nineteenth century
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, pine, light-wood inlay, gilt wood
DimensionsOverall: 108.3 x 56.2 x 4.1 cm (42 5/8 x 22 1/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler
Accession number32.309
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsIn pencil on back near bottom: "#46 1023"
ProvenanceBequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler, Boston (Accession date: September 1, 1932). February 26, 2015, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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