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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

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.