Project 15812EZ:

Tinsel-Art Mirror

In the 1840's, clipper ship captains discovered tinsel pictures in China and began to bring examples of this lovely art form home to New England where the technique was soon imitated.

Our black and white photo hardly does justice to the vibrant colors in the tinsel picture of this lovely small mirror. The frame is made of ordinary nose and cove molding with a strip glued to the back. The reverse glass tinsel picture can be reproduced with very little, if any, artistic ability.