Silver hand mirror owned by members of the Ellis family
date: label: Date
content: late 19th-early 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A silver handheld mirror with an elongated bulbous handle that narrows before flowing into an oval mirror. The top is adorned in repoussé acanthus scrollwork and the underside holds an oval beveled edge mirror.
place: label: Place used
content: Orange County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clara Ellis Payne
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.42.8.1
objectType: label: Type
content: hand mirrors
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and reflective glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 1 in. (29.5 x 11.1 x 2.5 cm)