Lovely Old Carved Pine Wall Mounting Parlor or Shaving Mirror good news these have an older Bennington

these have an older Bennington mark

It measures 5 1/2" wide x 4 1/8" deep x 2 3/4" tall

which is a bit confusing (IOOF in the United States was formally founded in 1843 and Rebekah Lodges in 1851

With a hand-painted papier-mache head and a body sewn of two complementary brown and white patterned fabrics

Lovely Old Carved Pine Wall Mounting Parlor or Shaving Mirror good news these have an older BenningtonIve been kind of obsessed with antique carved wooden drapery lately, and the sculptural carving of the twisting columns framing this mirror satisfies my eye in the same sort of way. I believe this would have been a shaving mirror, with small hooks for hanging brushes and ledges at top and bottom for setting combs, etc, though Ive not see another with cross bar at the top rather than towel bar at the the bottom; it has a groove in it, so perhaps it is