PIER MIRROR WITH GRAIN PAINTED FRAME

Mirror with proportions like this one were intended to hang on the "pier", or wall, between two windows. This style of mirror, with its square corner blocks, dates to the first half of the 19th century. The solid poplar frame is hand painted and grained to resemble rosewood, a technique that early cabinetmakers used when they could not obtain an exotic or rare wood species. The upper section of the mirror features a copy of a Currier & Ives print. Pier Mirror measures 12 1/2" wide x 24" high. Made in USA.