Dressing glass

Attributed to Thomas Seymour American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 729

Dressing tables often featured a built-in mirror, either mounted to the back of the piece or incorporated into a drawer. When no mirror was included, a dressing glass such as this one would be placed on top of the table. The elliptical front and book-matched crotch-veneer panels suggest the talents of Boston’s specialty cabinetmaking trade.

Dressing glass, Attributed to Thomas Seymour (1771–1848), Mahogany, mahogany and birch veneers, and glass with white pine, American

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Dressing glass, Attributed to Thomas Seymour (1771–1848), Mahogany, mahogany and birch veneers, and glass with white pine, American
Dressing glass, Attributed to Thomas Seymour (1771–1848), Mahogany, mahogany and birch veneers, and glass with white pine, American

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