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Several advertisements of Stephen Whiting appear in Boston newspapers from 1748 to the time he went bankrupt in 1758\" (Israel Sack Furniture Archive, http://hdl.handle.net/10079/digcoll/845881).     \"In the Boston News-Letter of November 12, 1767, Whiting advertised his wares and added, 'Said Whiting does more at present towards manufacturing Looking-Glasses than any one in the Province, or perhaps on the Continent, and would be glad of Encouragement enough to think it worthwhile to live.' He remained on Union Street while his son, Stephen Jr. (b. 1747) worked at his shop 'a little below the Cornfield' in 1771 and 'at the Boston store near the Mill-Bridge' in 1773\" (Antiques, May 1981, pg. 1194)."},{"label":"Subjects (AAT)","value":["Looking glasses"]},{"label":"Subjects","value":["Mirrors"]},{"label":"Bibliography","value":"Catalog: Israel Sack, Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 4 (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1974): 950, pl. 3660.    Online resource: Yale University Art Gallery, http://web.library.yale.edu/ (accessed June 23, 2017), 3660."},{"label":"History of Ownership","value":"Previously in the collection of Israel Sack, Inc., as of 1973."},{"label":"Dimensions","value":"Height 34.25 in. (87 cm), Width 12.5 in. (44.5 cm)"},{"label":"Description","value":"Chippendale-style looking glass constructed of walnut. The crest, base, and side brackets are carved in a scrolled and flame-like design. A gilded shell silhouette is set within the fretwork of the upper part of the crest."},{"label":"Date Digitized","value":"7/17/2018"},{"label":"Marks, Signatures, and Inscriptions","value":"Printed, paper label on backboard: [A / quantity of Pictures / and Looking Glasses sold by Step. Whiting / Opposite the Cornfield / in Union Street / Boston]."},{"label":"Materials","value":"Walnut; Gilding"},{"label":"Style","value":["Chippendale"]},{"label":"Basis of Date","value":"Date based on characteristics of design as well as known working dates of maker."},{"label":"Date (EDTF)","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1745 - D:00 M:00 Y:1775"},{"label":"Basis of Origin","value":"Label indicates Boston. Whiting imported looking glasses from England as well as manufacturing them locally."},{"label":"Place of Origin","value":"Boston, Massachusetts; England"},{"label":"Basis of Maker Attribution","value":"Labeled by Whiting."},{"label":"Maker","value":["Whiting, Stephen, looking glass maker and retailer, gilder, and japanner, 1720-1789, active 1743-about 1773"]},{"label":"Other Name","value":"Mirror"},{"label":"Object Type","value":["Looking glass"]},{"label":"Object Use","value":"Household accessories"},{"label":"Category","value":"Furniture"},{"label":"Title","value":"Looking glass"},{"label":"Date Modified","value":"7/17/2018"}],"description":"Looking glass","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/8526c347-e964-4902-b2d4-1953bc075cad/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"dapc_1974-0338-001_overall","height":1500,"width":838,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/1532b2b9-a5c7-45cc-9393-67b78dd94322/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/1532b2b9-a5c7-45cc-9393-67b78dd94322","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":1500,"width":838},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/8526c347-e964-4902-b2d4-1953bc075cad/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/1532b2b9-a5c7-45cc-9393-67b78dd94322/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/8526c347-e964-4902-b2d4-1953bc075cad/canvas/_2","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"dapc_1974-0338-002_label","height":1500,"width":1466,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/133190dd-a0e5-4e85-9d6a-bc93c7fd3397/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/133190dd-a0e5-4e85-9d6a-bc93c7fd3397","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":1500,"width":1466},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/8526c347-e964-4902-b2d4-1953bc075cad/canvas/_2","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/133190dd-a0e5-4e85-9d6a-bc93c7fd3397/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/1532b2b9-a5c7-45cc-9393-67b78dd94322/full/300,300/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/logo"}