Looking Glass

Isaac Platt · American

Date: 1829–35

Medium: Glass, gesso

Dimensions: 65 3/16 x 35 1/2 in. (165.6 x 90.2 cm)

Country: United States

Culture: American

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leo D. Bretter, 1979

Date range

1829 – 1835

Largest dimension

90.2 cm

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