Collections: Decorative Arts: Table-top Mirrror in Stand from Bedroom Set

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Table-top Mirrror in Stand from Bedroom Set

• Designer: Norman Bel Geddes, American, 1893-1958
• Manufacturer: The Simmons Company
• Medium: Enameled steel, chrome-plated metal, brass, wood
• Place Manufactured: Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Dates: 1929-1932
• Dimensions: Stand: 13 x 27 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (33 x 69.9 x 16.5 cm) Backing support: 24 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 1/8 in. (62.2 x 46.4 x 0.3 cm) Mirror: 24 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 1/4 in. (62.2 x 46.4 x 0.6 cm)
• Markings: An original circular decal reads: "SIMMONS / FURNITURE. / SIMMONS COMPANY / TRADE MARK REG. U.S, PAT. Off. / MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'. Bottom on stand is stamped: "23015".
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 87.221.4a-c
• Credit Line: Anonymous gift in memory of Benjamin Linder
• Image: Group, 87.221.3_87.221.4a-c_transp2923.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Norman Bel Geddes (American, 1893-1958). Table-top Mirrror in Stand from Bedroom Set, 1929-1932. Enameled steel, chrome-plated metal, brass, wood, Stand: 13 x 27 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (33 x 69.9 x 16.5 cm) Backing support: 24 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 1/8 in. (62.2 x 46.4 x 0.3 cm) Mirror: 24 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 1/4 in. (62.2 x 46.4 x 0.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Benjamin Linder, 87.221.4a-c (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.221.3_87.221.4a-c_transp2923.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Tabletop mirror set (part of a six-piece bedroom suite 87.221.1-.6), beige enameled steel with chrome-plated decoration and glass. Set consists of stand (a), back plate (b), and mirror (c). Mirror is rectangular in shape with round left and right edges and has conforming back plate of beige enameled steel. Stand has rectangular base of beige enameled steel with rounded corners; running across width of base in center is chrome-plated, routed metal strip with recessed center; at either side of center strip rise two vertical framing elements (that hold mirror and back plate) of chrome-plated metal, each consisting of three rounded strips of graduated height forming a "skyscraper" motif. Green felt strips adhered to bottom of stand. En suite with vanity, 87.221.3. CONDITION: Good.