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Unknown Maker, French

looking glass

Maker

Unknown Maker, French

Culture

French

Title

looking glass

Year

early 1800s

Medium

  • mahogany,
  • unidentified softwood,
  • oak,
  • glass,
  • gesso,
  • Bole,
  • gold leaf

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Mahogany,
  • unidentified softwood,
  • oak,
  • glass,
  • gesso,
  • Bole,
  • gold leaf

Materials

oak, unidentified softwood, gesso, gold leaf, Bole, glass, mahogany

Geography

Place Made: France

Dimensions

134 x 64.1 cm (52 3/4 x 25 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Stamped on back:LE NORMAND

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Louise B. Bowen

Object Number

21.504

Type

  • Furniture

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Unknown Maker, French
looking glass, early 1800s
mahogany; unidentified softwood; oak; glass; gesso; Bole; gold leaf
134 x 64.1 cm (52 3/4 x 25 1/4 inches)
Bequest of Louise B. Bowen 21.504

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