From: Betty Ring, "Peter Grinnell and Son: Merchant-Craftsmen of Providence, Rhode Island," Antiques 117 (January 1980): 216, pl. III
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Looking glass |
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Object numberRIF4930 |
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MakerRetailer Peter Grinnell and Son, active 18091828Maker Unknown Maker, possibly by Peter Grinnell and Son, active 18091828 |
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DimensionsOverall: 51 × 20 in. (129.54 × 50.8 cm) |
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Date1818 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyProbably made in Boston, Massachusetts, Possibly made in Providence, Rhode Island, Retailed in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumGilded white pine; silvered glass |
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Marks"LOOKING-GLASS & PICTURE-FRAME / MANUFACTORY, / PROVIDENCE. / Looking-Glasses in Gilt and Mahogany Frames, of / the newest fashions, constantly on hand, at wholesale / and retail; Gilt Frames and Glasses for all kinds of / Needle Work, Portraits and Pictures; Looking-Glass / Plates, Window-Glass of every size, Linseed, Lamp / and Whale Oil, with a large assortment of Paints, / Ship-Chandlery and Hard Ware. / PETER GRINNELL & SON, / Main-Street, nearly opposite the Providence Bank.," printed in black, on a paper label glued to backboard |
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Inscriptions"July 3rd 1818," in graphite, in right-hand margin of label |
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ProvenanceArdis Leigh, Princeton, New Jersey, 1972. Private collection, 1980 |
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Associated namesPrivate CollectionArdis Leigh |
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BibliographyBetty Ring, "Peter Grinnell and Son: Merchant-Craftsmen of Providence, Rhode Island," Antiques 117, no. 1 (January 1980): 215, 216, pl. III, fig. 8."Ardis Leigh advertisement," Antiques 102, no. 5 (November 1972): 756. |