Mirror
Mirror. Circa 1940–60. Glass; metal [Art Moderne style] Acc. No. 85.48.1
Description: Rectangular mirror in frame made of mirror glass and lightly decorated with abstract linear and circular motifs in frosted glass. Brass reinforcements at miter joints. Frame backed by wood.
Discussion: This mirror was sold by the St. Augustine-based Florida School for the Deaf and Blind as surplus property in 1983, purchased by a private individual, and then donated to the Museum of Florida History. Its earlier history remains unknown, though the deaf and blind school has been a Florida institution since the late 1880s. Not currently on exhibit.
Bibliography
- Child, Graham. World Mirrors: 1650–1900. London: Sotheby's Publications. 1990.
- Swedberg, Robert W. Furniture of the Depression Era: Furniture and Accessories of the
- 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Paducah, Ky.: Collectors Books, 1987.
