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The Railroad Bridge
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The Railroad Bridge

Object NameReverse painting
Made FromGlass
Date1860-1920
Place Madeprobably United States; possibly England
Techniqueblown glass; oil paint, mother-of-pearl
Size(Frame): 41.8 x 82 cm; (glass): 34.4 x 74.4 cm
Accession Number64.4.108
Credit LineGift of Col. and Mrs. Edgar William Garbisch
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown glass; oil paint, mother-of- pearl. Rectangle; landscape with grassy hills and pink/blue sky; river crosses diagonally from left center to lower right and is spanned with a multi-arched stone bridge; a steam locomotive is crossing the bridge from right to left and a small sailboat is in the foreground. At the left end of the bridge is a building with an American flag flying. Mother-of-pearl flakes at the left end of the bridge and in the walls of the building. Frame: ogee contoured bird's-eye maple.
Provenance
Source Bernice Chrysler Garbisch (1907-1979) - 1964-10-23
Source Colonel Edgar William Garbisch (1899-1979) - 1964-10-23