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Gothic mirror, detail from The Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami by Jan van Eyck, 1434; in the National Gallery, London. Colonial American Queen Anne furniture (Left to right) Maple and pine mirror, probably from Boston, 1720–45, above a tulip and maple tea table, Middle Colonies, 1730–40; japanned pine and maple high chest by John Pimm of Boston, 1740–50; and a walnut splat-back Queen Anne armchair; in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Delaware. kaleidoscope elliptic mirror reflection of light in a mirror
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Gothic mirror, detail from The Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami by Jan van Eyck, 1434; in the National Gallery, London.
Colonial American Queen Anne furniture (Left to right) Maple and pine mirror, probably from Boston, 1720–45, above a tulip and maple tea table, Middle Colonies, 1730–40; japanned pine and maple high chest by John Pimm of Boston, 1740–50; and a walnut splat-back Queen Anne armchair; in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Delaware.
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Amici, Giovanni Battista
Giovanni Battista Amici
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James Short
British optician and astronomer