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DEACESSIONED February 26, 2015
Looking glass
ca. 1825
Object Place: United States or Northern Europe
Medium/Technique
Moulded pine frame, glass inlay
Dimensions
Overall: 40.3 x 27.6 x 1.9 cm (15 7/8 x 10 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the sons of the late Henry Forbes Bigelow (Henry Forbes Bigelow Jr., Major Edward L. Bigelow, Chandler Bigelow, Nelson Bigelow, and Thayer Bigelow); to be known as the Henry Forbes Bigelow Collection
Accession Number43.87
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Looking glasses and mirrors
ProvenanceLent by Henry Forbes Bigelow, August 23, 1928; 1943, gift to the MFA by the sons of Henry Forbes Bigelow (Henry Forbes Bigelow Jr., Major Edward L. Bigelow, Chandler Bigelow, Nelson Bigelow, and Thayer Bigelow) (Accession date: April 8, 1943). February 26, 2015, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.