Photo: Courtesy Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Mass.
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Looking glass |
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Object numberRIF4931 |
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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: 42 × 21 1/4 in. (106.68 × 53.975 cm) |
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DateProbably 18151820 |
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Current locationOld Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts |
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GeographyPossibly made in New York, Possibly made in Providence, Rhode Island, Retailed in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); white pine (secondary); 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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ProvenanceOld Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, by 1980 |
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BibliographyBetty Ring, "Peter Grinnell and Son: Merchant-Craftsmen of Providence, Rhode Island," Antiques 117, no. 1 (January 1980): 215, 216, 218, fig. 8. |