Looking glass, 1730–60, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, White pine, 57 1/2 x 19 1/8 x 1 1/4 in

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Looking glass, 1730–60, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, White pine, 57 1/2 x 19 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( x x cm), Furniture, Japanning, the use of paint and gilded gesso to imitate the glossy finish on Asian lacquerwork, was a popular method of furniture decoration in colonial Boston. This looking glass, part of a group

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Size: 3172px × 5622px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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