DepartmentHispano

Octagonal tin mirror

NameMirror

Maker Nicolas Madrid

CultureHispanic

Dateca. 2013

Place madeEspanola, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumTin, glass, paint, wallpaper, solder

Dimensions26 × 26 × 9/16 in. (66 × 66 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.40.1

Object numberFA.2013.40.1

Collections

Tinwork

DescriptionDark-colored octagonal tin mirror with eight rosettes of alternating dark and light tin petals. Just outside the mirror are eight oblong sections of wallpaper with an antique style leaf design. Beyond that is a row of half-moon areas with reverse-glass painted and combed designs. The outer row is a series of tin arches with stamped designs and scalloped edges.