chimney-glass

Why, Sarah Mason would have forgotten the pheasants whose very tails decorated the chimney-glass, had not Keziah, the maid, reminded her that the young lady was the donor.

The Newcomes 2006

And this packet he directs to the Reverend Mr. Sampson, — leaving it on the chimney-glass, with directions to his servants to give it to that divine when he should come in.

The Virginians 2006

At those times he glanced in the chimney-glass to see what note the old man took of him.

Our Mutual Friend 2004

Nowhere else in the world is there so large a Bessemer-steel plant, crucible-steel plant, plate-glass plant, chimney-glass plant, table-glass plant, air-brake plant, steel-rail plant, cork works, tube works, or steel freight-car works.

A Short History of Pittsburgh Samuel Harden Church

I shut the window, and coming back to the middle of the room, I caught a glimpse of myself in the chimney-glass.

The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various

-- As we have broken the last chimney-glass of our best lamp, we have been going to bed early this week, and getting up at five -- a change which has the advantage of enabling us to get through more work before school, and giving much more time on baking mornings.

Three Years in Tristan da Cunha Katherine Mary Barrow

In that intoxicating moment, Everett felt he could hold his own in any drawing-room in the land; nor could he help inwardly agreeing on catching sight of himself in the chimney-glass that he did look remarkably well in spite of a hairless lip and smooth young cheeks.

The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 1891 Various

It consists of a thin concave of copper, fixed by three wires, at about an inch above the chimney-glass of the lamp, yet capable of being taken off at pleasure.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 284, November 24, 1827 Various

Things were no better in the sitting-room: there was plenty of finery, but no real comfort -- scarcely a single article of furniture was entire; while a huge chimney-glass, surmounted by a gilded eagle, being too tall for its position, had been made to fit into its place by the sacrifice of the eagle's head and body, the legs and claws alone being visible against the ceiling.

True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best Theodore P. Wilson

I almost hated the sight of the carpet on the floor, and the high-curtained bedstead, and the tall chimney-glass, and I longed for the love and peace of my humble home.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Various