George Washington ordered one via Gouverneur Morris in Paris in 1790, writing "Will you please my good Sir, send to me to Philadelphia or this place mirrors for a table with neat and fashionable but not expensive, ornaments for them, such as will do credit to your taste. The mirrors, the aggregate length of them may be ten feet, the width two feet, the panels may be plated ware or anything else more fashionable."HARBAUGH, MARJORIE WARVELLE, THE FIRST FORTY YEARS OF WASHINGTON DC ARCHITECTURE, 2013, Lulu.com, , 9781304237866, google books
