Mirror styles ......... Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary

Primping mirror
Private collection, Orchard Park, NY

"Primping": careful or finicky grooming

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English? American? Victorian

Mirror surround is burl veneered

Serpentine front of the storage area is burl veneered

Raised lid reveals storage area for brush and comb


Photos and their arrangement © 2006 Chuck LaChiusa
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