Singular High-Country
Federal Mirror
Original Red Paint 

Imagine the fine early home or meeting house this glass was made for.

New England, possibly Connecticut, ca. 1820. Original very dry red paint on what appears to be pine. With an architectural, symmetrical aesthetic that reflects its Federal design. The glass centers stop-fluted pilasters supporting a beautifully scrolled crest the rides within dados of the side columns. The elements and dimensionality accentuated by the shadows cast.

The original chamfered backboard board retains the iron “points” that hold it in place. A photo of this mirror from an unidentified book is taped to the back. Very high degree of originality with no cracks or repairs. The original glass is very thin, as mirror glass almost always was in this early period. The glass has losses as shown and a couple of small inconsequential “spiders”, likely in the making. About 17 ¾ inches wide x 15 tall.