Illustration [382] shows a looking-glass owned by Mrs. William Preston of Richmond, Virginia. The upper section of the glass is divided from the lower by a gilt moulding, and is delicately painted, in black and gold upon a white ground, with three panels, the middle one having a classical design. The pyramid-shaped pieces at the top are of painted glass and from them go chains, held by an eagle above.
Illus. 383.—Hepplewhite Looking-glass, 1790.
Illustration [383] shows a large and handsome looking-glass made in the fashion of Hepplewhite’s designs, the fan-shaped ornament below the glass being quite characteristic of Hepplewhite’s frames. The eagle at the top holds in his beak chains which extend to the urns upon the upper corners of the frame.
This looking-glass was made about 1790, and is owned by Mrs. Thomas H. Gage of Worcester.
A looking-glass made to fit the panel over the mantel is shown in Illustration [384]. This mantel with the looking-glass is in the Nichols house, in Salem, in a room built in 1783 for a young bride. The upper part of the frame has the lattice and ornaments in gilt upon a white ground, and the overhanging cornice has a row of gilt balls beneath it. The pillars framing the three sections of glass are fluted and bound with garlands.
Another large looking-glass of a similar design, but of a few years’ later date, is shown in Illustration [385]. It is owned by Dwight Blaney, Esq., and was probably made to fit some space, as it is of unusual shape and very large.
Illus. 384.—Mantel Glass, 1783.