Mirror, Wall

Object Name:

Mirror, Wall

Object ID:

1977.028.03

Creator:

Smith & MooreManufacturer

Place of Origin:

East Weare, NH

Date:

circa 1875

Description:

Toiletry Wall Mirror. Mirrored glass, with wooden (walnut) bracket. Mirror rotates on pair of arms, which are fitted to a wall bracket. Mirror held to arms with screws, which serve as pivots. Bracket has two holes to attach to wall. Bracket also has an angled front pocket, on which is a paper label, printed gold on black: "TOILET BRACKET / PATENTED MAY. [11] 1875 / MANUFACTURED / at EAST WEARE, N.H. by / SMITH & MOORE." The bracket has scalloped edges all around, with ears at each lower corner. Iron double hook, which swivels, attached to each ear. The top of the hook is spade-shaped. Below the spade shape are two hooks, the bottom one being round. The wood frame of the mirror has a scalloped outer edge and a concave molded inner edge. The mirror sits horizontally and is held in with small glue blocks and a backing board, the top half of which is missing. The back of the mirror shows tiny metal balls, probably mercury (original mirrored glass). Written in pencil on the backing board is an "X" and the number "3".

Material:

Wood
Walnut
Glass

Dimensions:

H-13.25 W-17 D-2.25 inches

Provenance:

Purchased, along with other objects, from E. Leslie Byrnes, Jr., Contoocook, NH. Mirror has an 1875 patent mark of Smith & Moore, East Weare, NH. Charles H. Moore (1847-1917) was a cabinetmaker in Weare, 1870s, and Reuben A. Smith (1823-1904) was a manufacturer (as well as a shoemaker).

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Smith, Reuben A. (1823-1904), Moore, Charles H. (1847-1917)

Subjects:

Mirrors