Looking Glass
Unknown Artist
1780–1800
Medium
Wood, marble
Dimensions
41 x 21 in. (104.1 x 53.3 cm)
Classification
Looking glass
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession Number
19.177.1
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of American domestic elegance with *Looking Glass*, a striking mantel mirror crafted between 1780 and 180 by an unknown artist. Measuring 41 x21 inches (104.1 x 53.3 cm), this piece from the Metropolitan Museum of Art American Wing combines wood and marble in a harmonious blend of form and. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 9, it exemplifies the-quality decorative arts produced in the young United States during the Federal period. Dating to the post-Revolutionary era, the glass reflects the neoclassical tastes inspired by ancient Greece and Rome, popularized thro...