Antique Pennsylvania Folk Art Mirror with Painted Bird earthy brown stoneware bowl children in post mortem photos

children in post mortem photos would be posed in a very reverent manner

As I do not believe this is a complete set

with no tears or loose seams or losses

with these black painted eyes with deep holes for the pupils at their centers

7 full page wood engravings within borders & vignettes

Antique Pennsylvania Folk Art Mirror with Painted Bird earthy brown stoneware bowl children in post mortem photosEverything about this mirror with bird (original to it) is a a little wonky, which is much of what I love about it! The carved and polychromed bird veers just a hair to one side (which seems to be how it was made) and shows paint loss in a couple of spots, and the mirror is all kinds of aged all of which adds up to a thing with, to my eye, a whole lot of charm and personality. I know this was found in Pennsylvania and looks Pennsylvania German to me.