{"product_id":"untitled-aug28_09-02-45","title":"Antique Biedermeier-Style \"American Plate\" Wall Mirror – c. 1860–1890","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA stunning example of late 19th-century craftsmanship, this authentic antique wall mirror perfectly bridges old-world European elegance with the dawn of early American industrial plate glass manufacturing. Featuring a beautifully preserved, cushion-style frame with a rich faux burr wood or faux-tortoiseshell veneer finish and a deep ebonized outer border, this piece brings instant character, historic depth, and warmth to any space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"tP2kf#s32ZS\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" jsuid=\"yJH4Dc_s\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eAuthentic Mercury-Tin Amalgam Mirror:\u003c\/strong\u003e The glass exhibits the highly sought-after, classic \"liquid-wave\" distortion near the bottom edge. This unmistakable, watery reflection is a definitive signature of the historic tin-mercury backing process used prior to mass-market chemical silvering. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"tP2kf#s32ZS\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" jsuid=\"yJH4Dc_y\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eOriginal Stenciled Backing:\u003c\/strong\u003e The reverse features a prominent, historic stencil stamp reading \"No. 3 AM. PLATE.\" This authentic mark verifies the glass as early domestic American Plate glass, dating the assembly or distribution to circa 1860–1890. \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"tP2kf#s32ZS\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" jsuid=\"yJH4Dc_11\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eHand-Crafted Wood Construction:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The mirror is safely sealed by its original, single-panel solid pine or poplar backboard with beautifully chamfered (angled) edges. Held in place by period-accurate, hand-driven framing pins, the wood has naturally dehydrated over the last 140+ years. This natural curing process leaves the mirror remarkably lightweight and easy to handle while creating authentic organic shrinkage gaps along the frame bed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21”x14”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odelia's Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48796351267070,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/7075\/0974\/files\/8F1EB796-C7ED-41E4-A703-1EE3AEB0A0CD.jpg?v=1787925842","url":"https:\/\/odeliashome.com\/products\/untitled-aug28_09-02-45","provider":"Odelia's Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}