Two Views, Self-reflexive c. 1900 Hand Mirror, Woman Admiring Her Long Locks hand-tinted photo each brought to specific life

each brought to specific life through very rich hand-coloring

with minor scattered staining

Great (and very believable) form to the exterior here

especially those with a "Big Top" and multiple rings

So many different reasons to like whimsies and so many different sorts of whimsies to like…

Two Views, Self-reflexive c. 1900 Hand Mirror, Woman Admiring Her Long Locks hand-tinted photo each brought to specific lifeI really like self reflexive things, making reference to their own use, here an implied infinity loop of sorts, with the back of the mirror picturing woman holding the same form of mirror to view herself. (Kind of an odd image, too, as if she were contemplating chopping off all her hair!) I like the shape of the wire loop handle too, perfect for hanging. A collection of mirrors referencing the act of looking itself would be an interesting collection