glass painting
Object NameReverse Painting
Made FromNon-lead Glass, Woodl, Mercury-Tin Amalgam Mirror
Date1800-1899
Place Madeprobably Germany
Techniqueblown (sheet glass), painted, silvered
SizeL: 15 1/8", W: 13"
Accession Number64.3.82
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown (sheet glass), painted, silvered. Flat, rectangular sheet; painted on the back side with a portrait bust of a young man or woman (a Saint) on a gray background, with a radiance behind his head; long curly hair; wearing a tan shirt with brown trim, and an orange robe over his shoulder; in an elaborate gilt gessoed wood frame with molded flowers and shells at the corners, and four inset mirror panels; cardboard backing; the back of the frame inscribed in white chalk "37123".Provenance
Source
Kamer Gallery
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