The Algernon convex mirror is unusual for me because its shape is an octagon. The frame was gilded with silver metal leaf then encrusted with transparent Venetian glass rods. The inner curve of the frame is studded with large rock crystal quartz spheres framed with smaller glass spheres.
The Algernon convex mirror is about ten inches wide. It hangs in my studio pending being shipped to one of my showroom/venues.
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Algernon is a masculine given name which derives from the Norman-French sobriquet Aux Gernons, meaning “with moustaches”.
But the name is most associated with a novel published in 1959, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Algernon is a laboratory mouse who has undergone surgery to increase his intelligence. The story is told by a series of progress reports written by Charlie Gordon, the first human subject for the surgery, and it touches on ethical and moral themes such as the treatment of the mentally disabled. Needless to say, the novel is controversial and has been banned in some places.
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