Round hand mirror with a handle made out of engraved rolled silver and mirror glass. The round top portion has a Greek decorative motif featuring a character wearing a traditional Greek robe. The subject’s right hand is raised at a 90-degree angle with palm up, while the left hand is slightly bent back with palms delicately raised. It has a slim handle with engraved crisscrossing lines, slightly tapering towards the bottom.

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1938	Work on this object began.
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Hand Mirror (USA)

This is a Hand mirror. It was designed by Tommi Parzinger and made by Peter Albert Reimes. It is dated 1938 and we acquired it in 1998. Its medium is engraved rolled silver, mirror glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This mirror, part of a unique and charming silver toilet set, is a fine example of Tommi Parzinger’s specially commissioned work—an important component of his design activity throughout his career. The Greek decorative motifs provide a fascinating example of the survival of ancient classical design in the 20th century. Although the museum has a large group of drawings by Parzinger, as well as his archives, this toilet set will be the first three dimensional Parzinger material in our collections.

It is credited Museum purchase from Walter R. Scholz Memorial Fund.

Box And Lid (USA)
silver.
Museum purchase from Walter R. Scholz Memorial Fund.
1998-21-3-a,b

Ice Bowl And Tongs (USA)
chrome-plated metal.
Gift of Mel Byars.
1991-59-110-a,b

Decorative Panel, Bacchus
block-printed paper.
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
1931-45-52

Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.

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Print, Hand Mirror with Scenes from the Story of Medea
engraving on white laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1946-13-1

Hand Mirror
cast brass, cut mirrored plate.
Gift of Unknown Donor.
n-a-612

Drawing, Study of Standing Figure
red chalk and black chalk on cream laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-6548

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 27.9 x 15.5 x 0.8cm (11 x 6 1/8 x 5/16in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped on edge: "RP / STERLING / Panzinger [in script]"

Cite this object as

Hand Mirror (USA); Designed by Tommi Parzinger (American, b. Germany, 1903–1981); engraved rolled silver, mirror glass; H x W x D: 27.9 x 15.5 x 0.8cm (11 x 6 1/8 x 5/16in.); Museum purchase from Walter R. Scholz Memorial Fund; 1998-21-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions The Virtue in Vice and Thom Browne Selects.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DF2k/
Accession Number 1998-21-1
Object ID 18666913