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Looking Glass
T&
Terry & Mary Ann Lutz
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Maker Name
Lutz, Terry & Mary Ann
Accession Number
2018.181
Period
Federal
Materials
Honduras Mahogany, Curly Maple
Finish
Garnet shellac
Address
Business Name
William S. Daisy Company
Street
33 Lee Road
City
Dryden
State
NY
Zip
13053
Country
USA
Contact
Email
A similar looking glass was illustrated in Volume 2, Item 3076 (book has no page numbers) of the 1928 edition: Furniture Treasury, by Wallace Nutting. Many looking glasses of this period (late 18th and early 19th centuries) were imported from England. However, because of the presence of curly maple columns, this piece was probably made in America. The frame is made from Honduran mahogany. The half columns are curly maple. The finish is dewaxed garnet shellac. The back is covered with a chamfered pine board. My wife, Mary Ann, made the upper glass gold etching of an American eagle with garland which is similar to one documented in Albert Sack's book, Fine Points of Furniture (1950 edition, Page 212).