The Dancer

Object NameReverse painting

Made Fromnon-lead glass

Date1840-1860

Place MadeUnited States

Techniqueblown, oil and transparent paint, foil

Size(Frame): 31.2 x 38.8 cm; (glass) 26 x 33.4 cm

Accession Number64.4.100

Credit LineGift of Col. and Mrs. Edgar William Garbisch

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown glass; oil and transparent paint; foil. Rectangle; girl in a silver dress holding a garland of flowers and dancing on a brown stage with a green backdrop framed by red curtains, gold shells, blue garlands and flowers; a flat white margin fills out the frame on all sides. Transparent paints used for the dress and the curtain above a foil backing to show through. Frame: ogee contoured wood, paint black, decorative inner bead.
Provenance

Source Colonel Edgar William Garbisch (1899-1979) - 1964-10-23

Source Bernice Chrysler Garbisch (1907-1979) - 1964-10-23