Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
valet mirror
English answer:
small valet mirror/vanity mirror
English term
Valet mirror
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Yvonne Gallagher
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B D Finch
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May 21, 2015 12:56: Yvonne Gallagher changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
May 24, 2015 08:22: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
May 24, 2015 08:24: Yvonne Gallagher changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1300525">Yvonne Gallagher's</a> old entry - "small valet mirror/vanity mirror"" to ""valet mirror""
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Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
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valet mirror
And "valet" most often associated with men's wardrobe. See some styles here
http://www.lnt.com/product/wardrobe-valet/272285-1629/suit-v...
https://www.google.ie/search?q=valet mirror&rlz=1C1CHMO_enIE...
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and another..."serves as a full-length mirror and a clothes valet"
http://www.decohubs.com/mirror-valet/11219
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and more examples here. It could also be a valet stand with a mirror
https://www.google.ie/search?q=valet mirror&rlz=1C1CHMO_enIE...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror
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maybe a "vanity mirror" or just "face mirrror". These days we'd probaly say "make-up mirror" but wouldn't suit the period. I wouldn't use "valet" anyway for a woman's item.
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Just voted this "Pro" as it might get more people involved.
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with Alison's dict entry it looks like this could be just a valet(=stand) mirror after all. I'd probably say a "vanity mirror" but anyway you just need explanation for your translation. However, if you Google "dressing table" (in any century) they all have mirrors, whether attached or not (otherwise not a "dressing table") so "mirror" would be redundant. I like "vanity" because it means dressing table and also means the mirror is for intimate personal use.
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B D Finch
: Now that the Asker has given a link to the picture, it's clear this is not a "valet mirror".
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Well yes, it would have saved time having the picture from the beginning. I've already said it's not a valet mirror...
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framed dressing table mirror
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https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/24430647_sterling-silve...
See Lot 15.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: I already said it isn't a dressing-table mirror (as that to me is a swivel/fixed mirror ATTACHED to dressing table. This is just a small mirror.
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Not necessarily. Beware anachronisms: the dressing-table in this picture is not a modern type of dressing table with pedestal drawers etc.// Google images of '"Dressing Table Mirror" "18th century"' and you will see that hardly any of them are attached.
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http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k277/rookierookie2/dressin...
Presumably the "valet mirror" is the one on the right-side, which simply looks like a small table mirror to me.