Mirror, from 5-Piece Vanity Set
Caption
Edwin B. Langsdorf American, 1902–1930; Pyramid Company. Mirror, from 5-Piece Vanity Set, ca. 1928. Plastic, 12 x 5 x 3/8 in. (30.5 x 12.7 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion, 88.110.2. Creative Commons-BY
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Designer
Maker
Title
Mirror, from 5-Piece Vanity Set
Date
ca. 1928
Medium
Plastic
Classification
Dimensions
12 x 5 x 3/8 in. (30.5 x 12.7 x 1 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
no inscriptions
Markings
stamped below mirror: pyramid logo design "PYRAMID / PATENT PENDING".
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Morris and Denis Gallion
Accession Number
88.110.2
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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Frequent Art Questions
This is from a five piece vanity set, right? Do you have the rest on view or in your collection? And what does the other side look like? Just a mirror or does the design continue on the front?
The other side is just a mirror! The Brooklyn Museum owns the complete set including a brush, nail file, nail trimmer, and cuticle trimmer. The other objects can be viewed in the Luce Open Storage gallery on the 5th floor.Why are these frames and mirrors in your collection?
The mirrors (excluding the black mirror) are part of our Decorative Arts collection. They're in our collection because they are part of material culture, and can help us understand the way in which people lived in the past, styles and approaches to making throughout time. Many are emblematic of specific times and specific concerns. You might notice higher on the wall there is a convex mirror, it was made that way to reflect and maximize how much light a candle could give off.Thanks yes I see
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