Federal Mirror

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Federal Gilt Wood Mirror with Eglomise Tablet, New England, probably Massachusetts, ca. 1815-1820.  Pine and gesso with gilt, some flaking to the reverse painting with some minor touch-ups to areas of gilt.  The mirror is imposing in size and retains its original reverse painting on glass depicting an important moment in American History:  Commodore Thomas McDonough’s victory over the Bristish on Lake Champlain in 1814.