In reply to the very astute observation about the monogram, yes the R is in the middle!!; it is actually LRM, with the R being larger than the other letters. I didn't know how to emphasize the fact that the larger R was in the middle using text size here - but yes it is R for the last name actually. I don't think now that the 'famous actress' really lived in this house, as it was probably not built until the 1950s. However, the mirror could have been bought from an auction, estate sale - who knows. I thank everyone for the tips and will try to use them to investigate further. Message: 5Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:01:02 -0600 (CST)From: "S. Heatherington" <sheatherington@comcast.net>Subject: Re: [ALL] Pittsburgh actress?To: paallegh@rootsweb.comMessage-ID: <5062982.38450.1293156062217.JavaMail.root@web02>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"Lillian Russell Moore died in 1922 -- if the house your son bought in Mt. Lebanon was built by then, it could have been her home. But her initials would have been LRM, not LMR, isn't that right? "Monograms" on silverware or linens often had the last initial in the center, but in that case, that initial was larger than the other two. Nitpicking? Probably, but that's the way it usually was.