Pair of mirrors Maker: Unknown

1750–80

American Decorative Arts

Not on view
Medium

Mahogany on pine, parcel gilt

Dimensions

48 × 23 5/8 in. (121.9 × 60 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Clark R. McIlwaine in memory of her mother Margaret Tyler Clark

Accession Number

1946.2a-b

Geography

Probably made in United States

Culture

American

Period

18th century

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Margaret Mcllwaine (Mrs. Clarke Mcllwaine, née Margaret Knickerbocher Clark, 1898–1980), Washington, D.C. and New Hartford, Conn., by 1946; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1946

Sources: Mrs. Clarke Mcllwaine U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current - AncestryLibrary.com
Bibliography
  • David L. Barquist, Elisabeth Donaghy Garrett, and Gerald W. R. Ward, American Tables and Looking Glasses in the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992), 371, no. A15, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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