Looking glass

1775-1800

Measurements

34 in x 17-3/8 in x 1 in

Materials

Mahogany; unidentified conifers

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.604

Condition Notes

The mirrored glass is a replacement; the backboards are missing.  The appliqués at the top of each side are probably replacements. Other small repairs have been made to the scalloped appliqués.

Provenance

Bequest in 1942 of Dr. and Mrs. J. Newberry Reynolds to the The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Comments

Looking glasses with highly ornate scalloped borders were made for several decades.  Larger looking glasses tended to respond to changes in style; smaller glasses less so.  This glass falls somewhere in the middle.  The applied pediment is made of highly figured mahogany.