Mid 19th Century Antique English Reverse Painted 'Hey Diddle Diddle' Eglomise Child's Mirror

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Antique English Reverse Painted 'Hey Diddle Diddle' Eglomise Child's Mirror
England, Circa 1850s

A true rarity, a diminutive gilt Eglomise … Read more Antique English Reverse Painted 'Hey Diddle Diddle' Eglomise Child's Mirror
England, Circa 1850s

A true rarity, a diminutive gilt Eglomise /reverse painted mirror depicting the English nursery rhyme Hey diddle, diddle!.
Finely executed with gilt split column frame, with the upper-section hand painted highly detailed glass panel illustrating the children's nursery rhyme 'Hey diddle, diddle!'

'Hey diddle, diddle!
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon'

The lower part with the original inset mirror plate

Overall Measurements :
13.75 -Inches wide x 2-Inches deep x 24.5-Inches high

Upper Reverse Painting 8 -Inches wide x 6.75-Inches high
Mirror only 8.5 -Inches wide x 10 -Inches high. See less