Looking Glass
1760–90
Medium
Mahogany veneer, cedar, and spruce
Dimensions
115.5 × 57.5 cm (45 1/2 × 22 5/8 in.)
Classification
furniture accessory
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
87022
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of 18th-century American domestic life with *Looking Glass*, a stunning furniture accessory crafted between 1760 and 1790. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Arts the Americas department, this wall-mounted mirror measures 115.5 × 57.5 cm and exemplifies the elegance of colonial and early Federal-era furnishings. Though the artist remains unknown, its proportions and materials speak to the work of skilled cabinetmakers in British colonial America. The mirror's construction highlights masterful woodworking techniques: a frame veneered in rich mahogany—a premium...