This mirror is very old. It belonged to my Great Grandmother, then my Gran, my mother had it for years then she gave it to me. It isn't something terribly valuable, the frame is faux wood, it is made of poured plaster and hand painted to look like burl wood. (An old Victorian trick lol) The mirror glass is original, tho. And in lovely condition, considering how many times it has been moved and how many woman in this family have owned it. It means so much to me because we aren't a wealthy family, by any means, so to have something that has been passed down for so many years is important to me.
Beautiful piece. And a great story, to boot!
ReplyDeleteagreed - great story
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It is beautiful. I love things like that. I tend to get attached to thinks that belonged to someone I loved. I'm sure most of the time they had absolutely no meaning to them, but I always get really attached anyway. As a result I'm a very mild hoarder. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, treasured heirloom.. And even better, the beautiful memories and stories which your heirloom has seen "through the looking glass", I can only imagine... Thank you for sharing this lovely story - you made my day!
ReplyDeleteI love getting stuff passed down to me. I have my grandma's coffee table that was around when my dad was a kid.
ReplyDeleteI love your mirror's story! I, too, come from a not-wealthy family; it would be nice to have something that I knew had been touched and used by great-grandparents.
ReplyDeleteLove the photo and the history behind your family heirloom, Erika. I would love to have such a piece here, but alas, nothing like that in my family.
ReplyDeleteMy solution for creepy crawlies, as you so aptly coined them? I just tug back into place at the knees. Makes it not look quite so...gauche! LOL
That it has passed through so many generations is pretty special, each caring for it and using it. Thanks for sharing the story!
ReplyDeleteThat's the thing I really like about these blogs-it is not just about our road to getting healthy-it is about the other parts of our lives. Thanks for sharing that keepsake photo with us. How wonderful that you have it. Michele
ReplyDeleteLove this!
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful, a real treasure!
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