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Dressing glass

George A. Schastey & Co.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The mirror is an adjustable standing mirror. The frame is medium brown wood with carved dark brown decorations on the top. The mirror frame has a decorative border around the glass. Two pillars on either side extend upwards ending in carved dark brown decorative pieces resembling human faces. Two gold adjustment knobs are on either side. The mirror reflects nothing but is cloudy. The background is white and gray.

Artwork Details

Date
1881–82
Medium
Satinwood, purpleheart, mother-of-pearl, brass, and mirror glass
Culture
American
Dimensions
486 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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