Beautiful Old Linen Covered Tamborine with Beveled Glass Mirror mantra 6" tall x 8" wide

6" tall x 8" wide x 7/8" deep

(First published in the early 18th century

This over-sized mug --good for a nice big cup of coffee--features a whaling ship a-sail amid rough seas and thunderous clouds on one side

3 1/2" across at base

and with a wonderful presence and richer color to the painting on it than photos convey

Beautiful Old Linen Covered Tamborine with Beveled Glass Mirror mantra 6" tall x 8" wideI've got a special weakness for old tambourines, finding them quite beautiful objects formally, and also for knowing they've lived long lives of being held and shaken really among the most immediate of instruments. I would guess this beautiful linen covered one lived a good life before becoming the frame for a bevelled mirror but the mirror itself has clearly been there for a good long time, too. I imagine the transformation occurred after the drum