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From: Betty Ring, "Peter Grinnell and Son: Merchant Craftsmen of Providence, Rhode Island," Antiques 117 (January 1980): 219–220.
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Looking glass

Object number

RIF6433

Maker

Maker Peter Grinnell and Son, active 1809?1828

Date

1825–28

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in Providence, Rhode Island
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Medium

Mahogany and pine

Marks

"LOOKING-GLASSES, / sold by / P. GRINNELL & SON, / No. 37, South Main-street, / PROVIDENCE, R. I.," printed in black, on paper label glued to backboard

Inscriptions

Unknown

Style

Chippendale, Empire

Provenance

Marika's Antiques, Boston, by 1980

Associated names

Marika's Antiques

See also

Bibliography

Betty Ring, "Peter Grinnell and Son: Merchant-Craftsmen of Providence, Rhode Island," Antiques 117, no. 1 (January 1980): 220, fig. 14.