Mirror
Distorting Image
1950s
1950s
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
glass mirror supported on thin card and housed in a pale blue window jacket
mirror is slightly convex and distorts the image it shows - widens or lengthens depending on which way the mirror is placed
the front of the card is printed with the name of the shop and details for its toy department
mirror is slightly convex and distorts the image it shows - widens or lengthens depending on which way the mirror is placed
the front of the card is printed with the name of the shop and details for its toy department
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Mirror (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | glass, card |
| Brief description | Mirror encased in card advertising Bentalls of Kingston on Thames probably made in England in the 1950s |
| Physical description | glass mirror supported on thin card and housed in a pale blue window jacket mirror is slightly convex and distorts the image it shows - widens or lengthens depending on which way the mirror is placed the front of the card is printed with the name of the shop and details for its toy department |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by Anne Purse |
| Object history | This was issued by the retailers to advertise their toy department. Health and safety matters were not a major concern with the use of glass for a child's fun toy. |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.265-1999 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2000 |
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