Looking Glass

Retailer James Stokes American

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The backboard of this looking glass retains a label from the shop of James Stokes. Stokes was a merchant who sold looking glasses made by local Philadelphia cabinetmakers at the dry goods store he established at the corner of Front and High Street in 1791.

Looking Glass, James Stokes (ca. 1755–1831), Mahogany, mahogany veneer, Atlantic white cedar, pine, American

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Looking Glass, James Stokes (ca. 1755–1831), Mahogany, mahogany veneer, Atlantic white cedar, pine, American
Looking Glass, James Stokes (ca. 1755–1831), Mahogany, mahogany veneer, Atlantic white cedar, pine, American

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