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Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1986.214.4.1-4  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2009 The Connect…
Hand Mirror and Carrying Case
Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1986.214.4.1-4 Photograph by Gavin Ashworth. © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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Hand Mirror and Carrying Case

Original Owner (American, 1887 - 1968)
Date1930-1960
MediumMirror (.a): 14 karat gold set with blue-green fluorite (fluorspar) stone. Case (.b): Suede leather and brass snap.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter of mirror): 2 3/4in. (7cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Richard Koopman
DescriptionRound pocket mirror framed in 14 karat gold set with oval, cabochon cut blue-green fluorspar stone held with two pieces of gold styled in a scroll pattern. Marked "14 K Seaman Schepps" along top edge of mirror. Mirror is stored in a custom-fitted black suede case secured with a brass snap closure. One side of the mirror has a slight magnification.
Object number1986.214.4.2a,b
NotesMedium Note: Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is a mineral composed of calcium fluoride, CaF2. (Blakelock 11/18/2008) Object Note: This piece belongs to a four-piece set of 14 karat gold items that would have been kept in a woman's handbag in the mid-twentieth century and includes a refillable cigarette lighter with lighter manufactured by Zippo, a refillable lipstick case, a refillable perfume bottle and a pocket mirror in case. All four were made by Seaman Schepps of New York and are set with Fluorspar stones. (Blakelock 11/18/2008)
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Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1986.214.4.1-4  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2009 The Connect…
Beatrice Fox
1930-1960
Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1986.214.4.1-4  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2009 The Connect…
Beatrice Fox
1930-1960
Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1986.214.4.1-4  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2009 The Connect…
Beatrice Fox
1930-1960
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schiro and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1980.73.3.9  © 2009 The C…
Beatrice Fox
before 1904 - before 1914
Gift of Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1986.213.5a,b  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Beatrice Fox
about 1920-1940
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Beatrice Fox
1948-1967
Gift of Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1986.213.7a,b  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Beatrice Fox
1903-1940
Gift of Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1986.213.6ab  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Beatrice Fox
1900-1940
Gift of Stephen André, 1996.9.8, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Unknown
Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1986.214.8a,b  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Beatrice Fox
1940-1955
Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1980.87.21  © 2009 The Connecticut Histor…
Lewis Fox family
about 1915-1935