Name/Title
Bevelled hanging shaving mirror with shelf and eastlake designs, c. 1870sEntry/Object ID
2004.86.7Description
ACC. NO. 04.86.7
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1870's
OBJECT: MIRROR, SHAVING
DESCRIPTION: A HANGING OAK SHAVING MIRROR WITH BEVELED MIRROR. THE MIRROR FRAME IS A UNIT WHICH CONTAINS A MIRROR SHELF FOR SHAVING MUG AND RAZOR AND A SEPARATE COMPARTMENT FOR BRUSHES AND COMBS. THE RECEPTACLE FOR COMBS HAS A STYLIZED DESIGN IN THE EASTLAKE STYLE.
SIZE: H 18" X W 12"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A HANGING SHAVING MIRROR UNIT THAT BELONGED TO THE GUTLEBEN FAMILY, OLD-TIME ALAMEDA RESIDENTS.
DONOR: MR. CHESTER GUTLEBEN,
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 2, 2013
