Looking Glass

Retailer John Elliott Sr. American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 748

The looking glass with frame in the full Rococo taste is one of the rarest of American furniture forms. The label of John Elliott on this example refers to the retailer, not the maker.

#4016. Looking Glass

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Looking Glass, John Elliott Sr. (1713–1791), Painted white pine, northern white cedar; mirror glass, American

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Looking Glass, John Elliott Sr. (1713–1791), Painted white pine, northern white cedar; mirror glass, American
Looking Glass, John Elliott Sr. (1713–1791), Painted white pine, northern white cedar; mirror glass, American
Looking Glass, John Elliott Sr. (1713–1791), Painted white pine, northern white cedar; mirror glass, American
Looking Glass, John Elliott Sr. (1713–1791), Painted white pine, northern white cedar; mirror glass, American
Looking Glass, John Elliott Sr. (1713–1791), Painted white pine, northern white cedar; mirror glass, American
Looking Glass, John Elliott Sr. (1713–1791), Painted white pine, northern white cedar; mirror glass, American
Looking Glass, John Elliott Sr. (1713–1791), Painted white pine, northern white cedar; mirror glass, American
Looking Glass, John Elliott Sr. (1713–1791), Painted white pine, northern white cedar; mirror glass, American
Looking Glass, John Elliott Sr. (1713–1791), Painted white pine, northern white cedar; mirror glass, American

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