Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Looking glass
Object Number:
1963.77
Date:
1813-1820
Medium:
Wood, glass, paint, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 21 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 86.4 x 54.6 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
painted: at bottom of églomisé panel: "[illegible] VICTORY"
Description:
Pillar looking glass with gilded double frame; indented cornice with 16 gilded balls suspended from underside; upper verre églomisé panel with naval battle (Admiral Perry's victory on Lake Erie in the War of 1812) depicted in rectangular gold frame; pillars with molded block capital above shaft with incurving face centering vertical strip of twisted rope molding; molding set between plain block pillar bases at bottom of mirror frame.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
