In Memory of Gen'l. George Washington and his Lady

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In Memory of Gen'l. George Washington and his Lady

Object NameReverse painting

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1805-1840

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueBlown, oil paint

Size(Frame): 44.8 x 54.8 cm; (glass): 35 x 44.7 cm

Accession Number64.4.96

Credit LineGift of Col. and Mrs. Edgar William Garbisch

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown glass; oil paint, paper. Rectangle, landscape with trees. Foreground has at left a large urn with bust portraits of the Washingtons and at right two ladies in Empire dresses and a gentleman mourning; center background has a large white house with a cupola; sky of yellow, pink and blue above; the title is inscribed in ink on paper at the bottom and flanked by two black and gilt star ornaments. Frame - gilt wood with large shell and foliate brackets mounted on the mitered corners.
Provenance

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

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