Looking glass, 1730–60, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, White pine, 57 1/2 x 19 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. (146.1 x 48.6 x 3.2 cm), Furniture, Japanning, the use of paint and gilded gesso to imitate the glossy finish on Asian lacquerwork, was a popular method of furniture decoration in colonial Boston. This looking glass, part of a group
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Looking glass, 1730–60, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, White pine, 57 1/2 x 19 1/8 1 1/4, 146.1 48.6 3.2 cm, Furniture, Japanning, paint, gilded gesso, imitate, glossy finish, Asian lacquerwork, popular method, furniture decoration, colonial Boston, looking, part, group
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