Hanging mirror in a wood frame with a reverse glass painting of a balloon aloft over water mounted above the mirror. Scene shows ships on the water with a figure on a dock in the foreground observing the balloon. Surrounded with a stripe of mirroring and painted floral motif. Wood frame is carved into bamboo-like shapes and is decorated with carved oak leaves and acorns.
Created by
Vanessa Nagengast
Date Created
05/27/2015
Source
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Art
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