Beautiful Old Linen Covered Tamborine with Beveled Glass Mirror mantra with some small tears to

with some small tears to the prints with original mark drawings here and there

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

no chips or splits or cracks but plenty of irregularities original to its making

And this lovely antique lignum vitae ink bottle only strengthens the case

75" diameter at base

Beautiful Old Linen Covered Tamborine with Beveled Glass Mirror mantra with some small tears toI'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