Girandole Mirror
Unknown Maker, Federal Period Style, American, 19th century
about 1810
Wood, gold leaf, and gesso
Overall: 65 × 38 in. (165.1 × 96.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of M. R. Schweitzer
F.966.39
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Furniture
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Exhibition History
American Decorative Arts at Dartmouth, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 10-March 1, 1981.
Publication History
Margaret J. Moody, American Decorative Arts at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire: The Trustees of Dartmouth College, 1981, page 28.
Shelby Grantham, Rich and Tasty Cabinetwork, Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, March 1981, p. 33.
Provenance
M. R. [Meyer (Mac) R.] Schweitzer (1911-2006), New York; given to present collection, 1966.
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