Vanity Mirror from Papineau Manor
Photo : Paul Dionne © Collection Pointe-à-Callière, Papineau Fonds, donated by Denis St-Martin, 2019.01.02.25b
This inlaid mahogany swivel mirror is in the George III style.
It comes from the Papineau manor, in the seigneury of La Petite-Nation, a fief held by one of the most influential families in 19th century Québec.
In large French-Canadian homes, this type of mirror was used for a simple gesture each morning: looking at oneself with kindness, before turning one’s gaze upon the world.
Like this mirror turned inward, the Museum turns our gaze outward — to see, understand, and embrace the diversity of those who built Montréal.
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