19th Century Folk Art Reverse Glass Tinsel Painting of Flower Bouquet in Great Original Frame pottery food and how both handsome and

and how both handsome and deeply empathetic this warrior appears

though it seems conceivable that the date refers to something other than when this was carved

Sight: 7" x 6"

It's the forlorn looking dog in the distance here (looking a bit like a little black pig

This is a nice large photo

19th Century Folk Art Reverse Glass Tinsel Painting of Flower Bouquet in Great Original Frame pottery food and how both handsome andA sweet and lovely old folk art reverse glass tinsel painting, c. 1870s or so I believe, found in upstate NY near Albany, forever enclosed in its original, painted frame, wood back nailed on. With metallic foil backing the glass (in this case all silver), these were made to be viewed by by candlelight, such that the foil would shimmer and lend the painting a three dimensional effect. (Site responsive context activated 19th c. folk art!) I especially