Landscape Mirror
date: label: date made
content: 1859-1900
notes: label: Description
content: Rectangular black glass mirror, 9 inches x 7 inches, in a union case with brass hinges. Mirrors of this sort were available in England by the 1760s. They were later associated with Claude Lorrain, as they formed and framed images like the landscapes painted by that seventeenth century French artist.
label: Description
content: A paper label on the bottom of the case reads: “FROM / JAMES W. QUEEN & CO. / OPTICIAN / 924 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.” Inked in white is the number 1841. James W. Queen began in business in 1853, with a shop at 264 Chestnut St. In 1858, when the city adopted a new numbering system, his address changed to 924 Chestnut. He took a partner in 1859 and began trading as James W. Queen & Co.
label: Description
content: Ref: D. J. Warner, “The Landscape Mirror and Glass,” <i>Antiques</i> (Jan. 1975): 158-159.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Science & Scientific Instruments
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. R. H. McGraw
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.337215
label: catalog number
content: 337215
label: accession number
content: 302281
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Mirror, Landscape Glass
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 19 cm x 13.2 cm; 7 15/32 in x 5 3/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 3/16 in x 6 in x 1 in; 20.79625 cm x 15.24 cm x 2.54 cm