Looking glass
about 1800
Object PlaceProbably Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueGilded white pine, convex glass, glass
DimensionsOverall (Diameter of frame): 74.3 cm (29 1/4 in.)
Credit LineThe M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts
Accession number39.64
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On viewClassificationsFurniture
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According to British designer Thomas Sheraton, a girandole mirror was "a circular convex glass in a gilt frame" that reflected rays of light to produce "an agreeable effect." This girandole is surmounted by an eagle and mythological dolphins and, like most examples, is fitted with sconces on either side of the glass.
Provenance"The M. and M. Karolik Collection of 18th century American Arts"
mid-19th century?
about 1800–10
about 1800
1750–70
about 1820
1890–1915
1800–12
1800–10
about 1740–1760
1800–10
1800–1810
about 1810