Wonderful Small 19th Century Treen Cased Mirror, Presumed Sailor Made antique cast iron target intensively stipple carved grounds

intensively stipple carved grounds

much used and loved condition

The details of the uniform are consistent with Union naval uniforms during the Civil War

And also evocative of bees in a hive

perfect on the countertop in a crisp white kitchen

Wonderful Small 19th Century Treen Cased Mirror, Presumed Sailor Made antique cast iron target intensively stipple carved groundsThe PA dealer I purchased this hand held mirror from described it as sailor made; I would trust that, and learned from the shop keeper that the dealer spent a lot of time in Maine and the construction of this feels akin to that of an antique cased compass. I just fell in love with it as a special feeling and aura full object, heavy in the hand and with a sense of magic to the mirror itself, held inside the case with some distance between it and a