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Blake and his brother, Charles, were involved with during their active working years) continued the business at 12 Cornhill beyond the 1860s."},{"label":"Subjects (AAT)","value":["Looking glasses"]},{"label":"Subjects","value":["Mirrors"]},{"label":"Dimensions","value":"Height 31 in. (78.8 cm), Width 16 in. (40.7 cm)"},{"label":"Description","value":"Federal-style looking glass constructed of mahogany.  The mirror is surmounted by a crest with wave-shaped carvings flanking a central finial, carved resembling flames. The top brackets are spurred like flames to match the crest. The base and bottom brackets are carved and scrolled, with rounded projections. The side braces are foliate carved and appear to be gilded. The looking glass is framed in applied molding and an inner strip of possibly wood that, as with the braces, appears gilded.  [FROM / JAMES G BLAKE / 12 / CORNHILL / BOSTON] is stenciled on backboard."},{"label":"Date Digitized","value":"7/19/2018"},{"label":"Marks, Signatures, and Inscriptions","value":"Stenciled label: [FROM / JAMES G BLAKE / 12 / CORNHILL / BOSTON]."},{"label":"Materials","value":"Mahogany; Glass; Unidentified metal"},{"label":"Style","value":["Federal"]},{"label":"Basis of Date","value":"Date range based on dates listed in Boston Directories for James Gorham Blake when working at 12 Cornhill as it corresponds with the maker's label."},{"label":"Date (EDTF)","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1846 - D:00 M:00 Y:1866"},{"label":"Basis of Origin","value":"Indicated by label."},{"label":"Place of Origin","value":"Boston, Massachusetts"},{"label":"Basis of Maker Attribution","value":"Labeled by maker. James Gorham Blake, Jr. (referred to in city directories as either James Jr., James Gorham, or J. G.) partnered with William Gridley, Jr., under the name Gridley, Blake & Co. (1816-1829). From 1830-1832, Blake partnered with Alvah Kittredge under the name Blake & Kittredge. Charles Blake joined the partnership about 1833; the business was then known as Kittredge & Blakes. William V. Alden served as a clerk for the business, which operated until 1849. James Gorham Blake, Jr. continued to operate under his own name at 12 Cornhill, previously the home of Kittredge & Blakes. From about 1859-about 1861 Blake partnered with Charles W. Davenport under the name Blake & Davenport. Blake continued business under his own name until his death in 1868."},{"label":"Maker","value":["Blake, James Gorham, Jr., manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer, about 1810-1868, active about 1834-1868"]},{"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":"7/19/2018"}],"description":"Looking glass","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9db69958-e024-4672-925b-52c770ce2c5d/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"dapc_1997-0813-001","height":1500,"width":944,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9ffc3435-95a6-4063-9779-be928f0e737d/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/9ffc3435-95a6-4063-9779-be928f0e737d","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":1500,"width":944},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9db69958-e024-4672-925b-52c770ce2c5d/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9ffc3435-95a6-4063-9779-be928f0e737d/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9db69958-e024-4672-925b-52c770ce2c5d/canvas/_2","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"dapc_1997-0813-002_label","height":1500,"width":1181,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/36792b5f-5ed5-4eaa-bc56-c05722d92f63/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/36792b5f-5ed5-4eaa-bc56-c05722d92f63","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":1500,"width":1181},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9db69958-e024-4672-925b-52c770ce2c5d/canvas/_2","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/36792b5f-5ed5-4eaa-bc56-c05722d92f63/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/9ffc3435-95a6-4063-9779-be928f0e737d/full/300,300/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/winterthur/iiif/logo"}