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Period Features: Silver Hand Mirror

One of the items from the everyday past which I am particularly fond of is the silver hand mirror. They always cheer up a utilitarian bathroom with a little pop of bling and are usually very good value and increasingly collec ...

One of the items from the everyday past which I am particularly fond of is the silver hand mirror. They always cheer up a utilitarian bathroom with a little pop of bling and are usually very good value and increasingly collectible.

mirror victorian-sterling-silver-hand-mirror-1897-276029

A Victorian Sterling silver mirror from 1897 – silver was a bit of a luxury item but most women would have had this essential item of the vanity set, maybe in wood or a base metal.

mirror Gorham Sterling Silver Hand Mirror_Gorham sterling mirror

This one dating from 1882 is American – made by the highly reputable Gorham Manufacturing Company. Do we like the unusual rectangle shape? – I can’t decide.

mirror miniature heart

Miniature ones were made to slip into a reticule – sweet heart shape and engraved with the owner’s initials.

mirror silver-art-nouveau-hand-mirror-nathan-hayes-chester

Styles changed with the fashion – this rather elaborate design featuring a heart and ivy leaves is from the Art Nouveau period.

mirror art deco

Whereas this clean lined beauty owes its allure to Art Deco.

mirrors wall display

And if you find yourself with a bit of a hand mirror obsession you can always do this with them – I rather like it.

 

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