The John Brown Chippendale Parcel-Gilt Mahogany MirrorLabeled John Elliott, Philadelphia, 1760-1780.
Inscribed in pencil on backboard, "Point Pleasant SBH Saved from fire, old house Jan 10, 1925."
Minor losses. Appears to retain an old and possibly original mirror plate.
Provenance: John Brown (1736-1803), Providence, Rhode Island;
To his daughter, Sarah Brown Herreshoff (1773-1846);
To her son Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1809-1888);
Thus by descent in the Herreshoff Family line.
Literature: Wendy Ann Cooper, “The Furniture and Furnishings of John Brown, Merchant of
Providence, 1736-1803,†University of Delaware, Master’s Thesis, 1971, pp. 81 and 82,
fig. 49.
52-3/4 x 24 1/2 in. (135.9 x 62.2 cm.)
Condition
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