Illustration [388] shows a very handsome mantel glass owned by Harry Harkness Flagler, Esq., of Millbrook, made about 1810.
Illus. 390.—Looking-glass,
1810-1825.
Cheval glasses were not common in early times, to judge from the small number of old specimens found. Illustration [389] shows one with a frame and stand of mahogany, owned by Mrs. N. F. Rogers of Worcester, and made about 1830 to 1840.
Looking-glasses were made from 1810 to 1825, following the heavy designs which were fashionable at that period, and these glasses are commonly found. By this time the shallow bevel upon the glass had disappeared, and the glass in these heavy gilt frames is always plain. The overhanging cornice, often with acorns or balls beneath, is a feature of these glasses, one of which is shown in Illustration [390], with a classical design below the cornice, and with the upper section filled with a gilded panel. It is owned by Francis H. Bigelow, Esq., of Cambridge.
Illus. 391.—Looking-glass, 1810-1815.
Illus. 392.—Looking-glass,
1810-1828.
A glass of the same period is shown in Illustration [391], with the glass in two sections, separated by a gilt moulding. The sides of the frame are made in a double column, ending at the division in the glass. The frame continues from there in a bracket effect, with a heavy cornice above, and is more classical in design than one with twisted columns. This looking-glass is owned by the writer.