XVI.century second half started in the Murano mirrors manufacture. The Murano glass makers in 1569 have been organisation body and soon in all Europe it was possible to buy a Venetian mirror. These mirrors were often engraved, burnished or painted. Murano masters is ascribed the glass mirror frames, polished frame and wrap-around decorations. The beginning of the XVIII. century appeared covered with small glass ornaments, sometimes carved or polished enamel-enriched spiral lines or rounded wood frame with floral decorations. The ancient tradition of micro mosaic decoration was effective and popular means of reviving the era.
The diploma work selected art object arrival in Hungary from the second half of the 19th century antique one Venetian shop of works of art. The mirror "old life" little is known, it Vac found in a wet cellar very poor condition then got into the museum depot. The micro-mosic and glass applications decorated XIX. end of the century Venetian mirror it does not come from the production of light from the era, but the mirror impressive appearance of a number of different industries with a glass object.His frame with glass mosaics, and glass flowers, leaves, sticks to a volute similar applications, mirror deposits it was decorated. From the lower and upper picture area two mosaic inlay large image shown Venice. The existing glass ornaments very dirty, dusty. Few glass ornaments broken and incomplete, the wooden frame is damaged a loss because of the dilatation, expansion in many places damaged the constant got weak following becoming wet. The restoration process: prepare drawings and photos for the original one from a supposed (state) actuality, Demolition, disassemble of the mirror alive conservation and restoration of the old wooden frame, completing of the missing silver or glass decoration, cleaning of glass applications, completing of broken and missing pieces, planning of missing decoration made of artificial resin, assembling with original glass elements, looks like the original glass parts, remodelling, retouching of coloured decoration. The mirror rebuilding based on the documentation.