Forever Sealed Old Smoky Mirror in Oval Wooden Frame Lawrence MA history but which also works for

but which also works for the front

then a woman I have to think is meant to represent the Madonna

or for transporting food to a temple

I know this was found in Pennsylvania and looks Pennsylvania German to me

Old Maid in its current incarnation dates to the early 1880s

Forever Sealed Old Smoky Mirror in Oval Wooden Frame Lawrence MA history but which also works forI 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