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Shire of Toodyay > Records

SHAVING MIRROR ON STAND

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Overview

Shaving mirror on stand . The uprights are curved and screw attached under the base. The base is curved pine wood with 4 small wood feet.
The mirror frame is made with jointed pine which has come adrift from the bottom right edge of the mirror. The mirror frame is attached to the two upright by a screw on one end and the other by a screwed knob. The mirror shows signs of desilvering at the top and att he middle right side.
The back of the mirror shows signs of cracking to the frame and the pine backing.

Historical information

Associated with the Whitfield family of Knockdominie in Toodyay.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.494

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Material

Width

13 cm

Height or length

12.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Handwritten on the back of the mirror is 'Whitfield Knockdominie Toodyay' and an earlier accession number "CH595".

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