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Hand mirror

Collection Type

  • Household Accessories

GUSN

GUSN-264981

Description

Hand mirror. Small, one-sided rectangular mirror. Found inside purse (1984.1347) along with comb (1984.1539)

Details

Descriptive Terms

hand mirrors
looking glasses
cheval glasses
Mirror, Hand

Inscription

"Ise Gropius" (Handwritten in black pen on back of mirror)

Associated Person

Gropius, Ise

Associated Building

Original To Gropius House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 1/2 x 3 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Ise Gropius

Accession Number

1984.1540

Date

(No known date)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
United States

Related Items

Title Accession Number 1984.1539

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