Dressing glass

Furniture

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Dressing glass

Entry/Object ID

F 77.4

Description

The dressing mirror has a rectangular looking glass that pivots between two reeded uprights with brass finials. The uprights angle backward slightly and are joined by a stretcher and each attached to shaped feet. The looking glass frame appears to be tulip poplar and the backboards European pine or deal. NOTE: Crane's dates should be checked in NY directories.

Category

Furniture

Acquisition

Accession

F 77.4

Source or Donor

Brewster Board

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1977

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Mirror - Standing

Made/Created

Artist

Ambrose Crane

Date made

1818 - 1819

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

attached to the backboard of the looking glass

Transcription

AMBROSE CRANE, / IMPORTER & MANUFACTURER / OF / PRINTS AND / /LOOKING-GLASSES, / NO. 135 / BROADWAY NEW YORK / NEAR THE CITY HOTEL

Material/Technique

Label, Printed

Dimensions

Height

21 in

Width

19 in

Depth

10-3/4 in

Material

Mahogany, Mahogany veneer, Tulip poplar, European pine

Provenance

Notes

Purchased from Brewster Board, Washingtonville, New York 5/1/77 (by Berry Tracey, with Dick Button per Mr. Button 4/9/18) Boscobel exhibition June 17-September 10, 2012 Through the Cheval Glass: A Study of Form and Attribution