Gray and white faux snakeskin leather hand mirror

Object | Accession Number: 1995.36.1.2

Date: approximately 1930-1939
Classification: Personal Equipment and Supplies
Category: Grooming and hygiene equipment and supplies
Object Type: Hand mirrors (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jacques J. M. Shore

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Physical Description: .1.2= mirror: leather fabricated of gray and white leather resembling snake skin; found in purse (1995.36.1.1)
Dimensions: overall : 2.370 x 4.380 x 0.250 in. (6.02 x 11.125 x 0.635 cm.)
Materials: overall : leather, metal, adhesive
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The mirror was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Jacques Shore, the cousin of Lily Bergstein.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-10-24 14:04:59
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