American. <em>Bureau</em>, ca. 1870-1880. Walnut, marble, 108 x 63 x 20 1/4 in. (274.3 x 160 x 51.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Eleanor Curnow in memory of her mother, Mary Griffith Curnow, 45.25.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , Civil_War_dressing_room_yr1967_installation_48.207.270_42.4_51.113_53.219_45.140_53.183.3_53.47_52.120_40.930.58_53.20.2_45.25.2_SL1.jpg)

American. Bureau, ca. 1870-1880. Walnut, marble, 108 x 63 x 20 1/4 in. (274.3 x 160 x 51.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Eleanor Curnow in memory of her mother, Mary Griffith Curnow, 45.25.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , Civil_War_dressing_room_yr1967_installation_48.207.270_42.4_51.113_53.219_45.140_53.183.3_53.47_52.120_40.930.58_53.20.2_45.25.2_SL1.jpg)

American. Bureau, ca. 1870-1880. Walnut, marble, 108 x 63 x 20 1/4 in. (274.3 x 160 x 51.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Eleanor Curnow in memory of her mother, Mary Griffith Curnow, 45.25.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , Civil_War_Dressing_Room_yr1967_installation_52.120_53.47_53.20.2_40.930.58_45.25.4_45.25.2_SL4.jpg)

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Bureau

Decorative Arts

On View: Decorative Art, 19th Century, 4th Floor

CULTURE American

MAKERS T. Brooks & Company; Thomas Brooks, American, 1811-1887

MEDIUM Walnut, marble

DATES ca. 1870-1880

DIMENSIONS 108 x 63 x 20 1/4 in. (274.3 x 160 x 51.4 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Decorative Art, 19th Century, 4th Floor

ACCESSION NUMBER 45.25.2

CREDIT LINE Gift of Eleanor Curnow in memory of her mother, Mary Griffith Curnow

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CAPTION American. Bureau, ca. 1870-1880. Walnut, marble, 108 x 63 x 20 1/4 in. (274.3 x 160 x 51.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Eleanor Curnow in memory of her mother, Mary Griffith Curnow, 45.25.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , Civil_War_dressing_room_yr1967_installation_48.207.270_42.4_51.113_53.219_45.140_53.183.3_53.47_52.120_40.930.58_53.20.2_45.25.2_SL1.jpg)

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This vanity is sectioned into three areas, with the middle one much lower than either side. Why was it designed this way?

The vanity was designed this way so that the user could see the entire length of their reflection in the mirror. This room is arranged with objects from the period of the American Civil War.

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