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This looking glass bears motifs characteristic of the work of the Scottish architect Robert Adam (1728-1792), such as paterae, urns, bellflowers, and fans. It reflects the neoclassical taste that swept the United States after the Revolution.
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Title: Looking Glass
Date: 1795–1810
Geography: Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Gilded gesso, verre eglomise with pine, wire
Dimensions: 50 3/4 x 30 1/2 in. (128.9 x 77.5 cm)
Credit Line: Sansbury-Mills Fund, 1956
Accession Number: 56.46.2
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