A reverse painted advertising mirror for Wm Younger & Co’s India Pale Ale. The mirror field features an arched brewery name in gold-toned lettering on a black ground, with the word Limited positioned below. The central section displays a red and white six-pointed star trademark containing the text Estd 1749, flanked by etched thistle graphics and banners reading Trade Mark. The lower section shows India Pale Ale in red shaded serif lettering with decorative flourishes, above the etched word Edinburgh. The mirror plate is finished with etched foliate corner details and is housed in a dark stained wood frame with a gilded inner bead. The maker’s mark T. J. Ford Edinb is visible to the lower right corner.
23 x 17.5 inches.
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