Thanks to all the suggestions on my cry for “Help!” back in July, I took a fresh look at my antique frame. While I’m happy to say Fred is now enjoying a quiet country life, I’ve come full circle on the frame and am leaving it as is. I did a little research and while the frame is wood, it was painted to look like “tiger wood” with an ebonized finish. It dates from the 1890s to the 1920s when faux finishes were used to mimic pricey quarter-sawn oak or maple. Unfortunately I don’t really know any more than that as any searches for “tiger wood” defaults to Tiger Woods. Grrrrr. Curiosity aside, I’m happy that the frame has a new life as a mirror. Once I get the hall bath finished, it’ll hang where the hideous builder bland mirror and light bar now reside. — Sarah L.