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"Rond" vanity set: hand mirror, brush, and comb

(American, born in Austria, 1886 – 1958)
designed 1928
Object PlaceNewark, New Jersey
Medium/TechniqueAmerith and Amer-glo (plastics); mirrored glass, bristles
DimensionsMirror: L. 11 in.; w. 5 7/8 in.; h. 1/2 in.; Brush: L. 6 3/4 in.; w. 4 in.; h. 1 1/3 in.; comb: L. 7 1/2 in. w. 2 in; h. 1/4 in.
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1269.1-3
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
Collections
Provenance2014, gift of John Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
Vanity set: hand mirror and hair brush
Elsa Tennhardt
designed 1928; made ca. 1928-30
Group shot: 2007.599.1-29
Johann Erhard II Heuglin
about 1725–30
Group shot: 2002.27.1-12
Jacob Bodendeich
1680
Paul T. Frankl
designed 1928; manufactured about 1928–1932
Sunglasses (Aviator model)
Ray-Ban, Inc.
about 1950–80
Sentinel bookends (one of a pair)
Walter von Nessen
designed 1940, manufactured about 1941–1942
Sentinel bookends (one of a pair)
Walter von Nessen
designed 1940; manufactured about 1941-1942
Paul T. Frankl
about 1928–1930
Paul T. Frankl
about 1928–1933
View: Group shot (clockwise from bottom):  1993.732, 1993.730a-b, 1993.731a-b
1900–50
Toothbrush and stand
Philippe Starck
Designed 1989, Manufactured 1990