Vintage T. Eaton Company Parcel Gilt Oval French Neoclassical Hanging Mirror 36"

Description

Mid 20th Century T. Eaton & Co oval wall hanging mirror. Neoclassical inspired with ribboned accents and foliate detail. Made from wood and gesso.

The T. Eaton Company Limited, later known as Eaton's and then Eaton, was a Canadian department store chain that was once the largest in the country. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an immigrant from what is now Northern Ireland. Eaton's grew to become a retail and social institution in Canada, with stores across the country, buying-offices around the globe, and a mail-order catalog that was found in the homes of most Canadians. A changing economic and retail environment in the late twentieth century, along with mismanagement, culminated in the chain's bankruptcy in 1999.

Eaton's pioneered several retail innovations. In an era when haggling for goods was the norm, the chain proclaimed "We propose to sell our goods for CASH ONLY – In selling goods, to have only one price." In addition, it had the long-standing slogan "Goods Satisfactory or Money Refunded.

Condition

Good Vintage Condition; General and and use related wear. Some gesso loss

Dimensions

33.5"h x 36" x 1.5"