Great Old Wooden Porthole Style Handmade Hanging Mirror vintage padlock The flip side of the

The flip side of the box is decorated as well

But what a striking--and rather haunting I think--object in its pared down state

I'd guess it is more than 100 years old

but it would also been easy to nail or glue a hook to the back and hang it

to the cobalt blue sea animated with white gulls and what look like lily pads everywhere

Great Old Wooden Porthole Style Handmade Hanging Mirror vintage padlock The flip side of theThis is a great old porthole style mirror, made in six pieces, wonderfully jointed where they meet. I've found a few others somewhat like it dating to around the beginning of the 20th century, which seems a bit right, though perhaps it is a little older than that. The wood has a terrific patina and I think the dings here and there just add to its rich character. Really sweet. Near the bottom, the corners of the mirror peek through two small gaps in