Forever Sealed Old Smoky Mirror in Oval Wooden Frame marbleized paper It was in part the

It was in part the year of its making that felt significant to me

I purchased this one from a dealer at Brimfield who had kept it in his personal collection for several decades

The sides and bottom are much less carved up

suspended from an armature which they could be flipped over and around

Just so lovely

Forever Sealed Old Smoky Mirror in Oval Wooden Frame marbleized paper It was in part theI assume the smokiness of this mirror is product of age and circumstance, and the fact that it is tightly sealed inside, so impossible to remove the mirror from the frame in order to replace it. There is really no seam visible at all on the frame, but I believe a piece of veneered wood must have been laid over the backside, glued, and trimmed exactly to match the edge. I of course love the idea of a completely and forever trapped mirror as well as its