Looking Glass

1745–75

Not on view

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Title: Looking Glass
Date: 1745–75
Geography: Made in England
Medium: Pine
Dimensions: 65 x 35 in. (165.1 x 88.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of James DeLancey Verplanck and John Bayard Rodgers Verplanck, 1939
Object Number: 39.184.13
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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