Ich d. versprochen (I am promised!)

Object NameReverse Painting

Made FromGlass

Date1830-1840

Place MadeGermany; France

Techniqueblown

Size(Frame) H: 30.9 x 24 cm, (glass) H: 25 x 18.7 cm

Accession Number64.3.129

Credit LineGift of Col. and Mrs. Edgar William Garbisch

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, oil paint. Rectangle; portrait bust of a woman with brown hair piled on her head with roses and greenery; wearing dangling green earrings and a low necked red dress with full white sleeves; flat brown background; title in black script against a rectangular white margin at the bottom of the panel. Inscribed on backing "Mary Meyer". Frame: low reeded wood painted black with natural brown inner bead.
Provenance

Source Bernice Chrysler Garbisch (1907-1979) - 1964-12-23

Source Colonel Edgar William Garbisch (1899-1979) - 1964-12-23