Anonymous 1902-1921 "Dress History” Annotated antique port hole style mirror and of course symbolic of

and of course symbolic of heating things up

It is in very good condition and I believe was indeed used

this might once have held an interior tray or trays for those

Whether the latter is meant to be its partner or its child I am not sure

is simply floated atop of piece of black construction paper and placed in a simple black stained wooden frame

Anonymous 1902-1921 "Dress History” Annotated antique port hole style mirror and of course symbolic ofThe recent book by fashion historian and museum curator Kate Strasdin, The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe, put dress diaries on my radar. The subject of Stradin's extensively researched book was a dress diary started in 1838 by a Mrs. Anne Sykes, holding snippets of fabrics from a range of garments owned by her or family members, with annotations as to when and what and where worn together creating a unique record of their