Photo: From "Shop Talk," Antiques 68, no. 3 (September 1955): 184
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Looking glass |
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Object numberRIF5510 |
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MakerMaker probably by John Doggett, American, 17801857Painter Samuel Crehore, American, 17891811 Retailer Peter Grinnell and Son, active 18091828 |
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Dimensions46 x 26 1/2 in. (116.84 x 67.31 cm) |
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Date1810 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyProbably made in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Retailed in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumGilded wood; silvered and reverse-painted glass |
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Marks"PETER GRINNELL & SON, / PROVIDENCE, / Main-street, PROVIDENCE , opposite the Providence Bank, / OFFER FOR SALE, / A COMPLETE assortment of PAINTS, OIL, WINDOW GLASS, / VARNISHES, and / SHIP-CHANDLERY . . . / ALSO / Looking-Glasses, / framed in the newest and most elegant style, and are warranted to bear the strict- / est examination. . . . . .With every other article usually called for in a Ship-Chand- / lery or Paint Store, as cheap as at any store in the State. / They execute all kinds of / HOUSE, SHIP, SIGN and ORNA MENTAL PAINTING, / polishing and re-silvering old Looking-Glasses, Oil and Burnish-Gilding, in all their various branches. Embroidery, Looking-Glasses and Pictures of every / description, framed with enamelled glasses, as usual. / All orders from [illegible] country punctually attended to, with a liberal allowance / made to those who purchase in quantities.," printed in black ink, on a paper label glued to backboard; "S. Crehore / Augst [st superscript] 27 / 1810," on painted panel |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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ProvenanceIsrael Sack, Inc., New York, 1955. Mr. and Mrs. William B. Hysan, Jr., Baltimore, before 1980; consigned to Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, January 30 February 2, 1980, lot 1616 |
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Associated namesIsrael Sack, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. William B. Hysan, Jr. Sotheby Parke Bernet |
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Bibliography"Shop Talk," Antiques 68, no. 3 (September 1955): 184.Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Fine Americana, Vol. Two, sale cat. (January 30February 2, 1980), lot 1616. Betty Ring, "Peter Grinnell and Son: Merchant-Craftsmen of Providence, Rhode Island," Antiques 117, no. 1 (January 1980): 213, fig. 2, 3. |