Glass probably England; frame probably New England, 18th century
This object holds significance as one of the few documented possessions of an 18th century African-American, Casy Minott (1732-1822). Casy Minott was possibly the slave of Timothy Minott (1692-1778) or his son Timothy (1726-18054), although more recent research indicates that a slave “Case” was actually owned by Samuel Whitney. The looking glass descended to George Prescott Minott (1783-1861), friend of Concord Museum’s founder, Cummings E. Davis.