Indian Arch-Form Window Frame Mirror

It used to look out. Now it looks back at you.

This arch-form window frame mirror comes from Surat, Gujarat, India, late 19th or early 20th century, in Burmese teak wood. Teak was the timber of choice for the merchant houses of Gujarat, where carved frames and arched openings gave grand facades their rhythm, and old frames are now often reused. Stepped moldings follow a slender pointed arch, then run straight down the sides to a heavier sill. The wood is a warm reddish brown, with traces of lighter color in the channels of the arch. It stands 75.75 inches high and measures 44.75 long.

Few windows offer this much flattery.