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From: American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, Inc., Fine American Furniture: Comprising the Entire Collection of the Colonial Antique Shop, Boston, Massachusetts and the Private Collection of Harold S. Hanks, Wellesley, Massachusetts., sale cat. (May 5–6, 1938), pp. 56-57, lot 297.
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Looking glass

Object number

RIF2039

Maker

Maker Peter Grinnell and Son, active 1809?1828

Dimensions

Height: 44 3/4 in. (113.665 cm)

Date

1810–20

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in Providence, Rhode Island
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Medium

Mahogany (primary); silvered and reverse-painted glass

Marks

Said to have the label of Peter Grinnell and Son. Source: From: American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, Inc., Fine American Furniture: Comprising the Entire Collection of the Colonial Antique Shop, Boston, Massachusetts and the Private Collection of Harold S. Hanks, Wellesley, Massachusetts., sale cat. (May 5–6, 1938), pp. 56-57, lot 297.

Style

Chippendale, Sheraton, Federal

Provenance

The Colonial Antiques Shop, Boston, Massachusetts; consigned to American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, Inc., New York, May 5–6, 1938, lot 297

Associated names

Colonial Antique Shop
American Art Association
Anderson Galleries

Bibliography

American Art Association and Anderson Galleries, New York, Fine American Furniture: Comprising The Entire Collection of The Colonial Antique Shop, Boston, Mass. and The Private Collection of Harold S. Hanks, Wellesley, Mass., sale cat. (May 5–6, 1938), 56–57, lot 297.