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To “make-do” is to maintain one’s possessions for as long as possible, repairing rather than replacing them, with the goal of not buying more than is necessary.
Pine frame with mortise and tenon construction is reinforced with rosehead and square nails. A "crest" was constructed to feature several pieces of broken glass that was likely the crest of a 18th century continental courting mirror. The looking glass shows appropriate age-related loss of silvering.
Dimensions: sight 5" x 8"; frame 6.25" x 12".
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