Looking glass
ca. 1825
Object PlaceUnited States or Northern Europe
Medium/TechniqueMoulded pine frame, glass inlay
DimensionsOverall: 40.3 x 27.6 x 1.9 cm (15 7/8 x 10 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of the sons of the late Henry Forbes Bigelow (Henry Forbes Bigelow Jr., Major Edward L. Bigelow, Chandler Bigelow, Nelson Bigelow, and Thayer Bigelow); to be known as the Henry Forbes Bigelow Collection
Accession number43.87
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ProvenanceLent by Henry Forbes Bigelow, August 23, 1928; 1943, gift to the MFA by the sons of Henry Forbes Bigelow (Henry Forbes Bigelow Jr., Major Edward L. Bigelow, Chandler Bigelow, Nelson Bigelow, and Thayer Bigelow) (Accession date: April 8, 1943). February 26, 2015, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
about 1860-1870
about 1800
about 1795–1810
about 1790–1800
1790–1800
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