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Hand Mirror

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1850-1900

GUSN

GUSN-2339

Description

Oval-shaped. Inset conforming beveled mirror plate and three concentric inlaid bands.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hand mirrors
mirrors
beveling
glass (material)
inlay (process)
maple (wood)
varnishing
Maple
Glass
Inlaid
Varnished
Beveled
Mirror, Hand

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

11 x 4 3/4 x 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.347

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