antique victorian crystoleum picture painting of a lady by a window 19th c

This is a charming antique Victoriancrystoleumprint on concave glass, circa 1890 in date.

It depicts a young lady dressed in Georgian periodcostume sitting on a window ledge of a large country housefeeding birds.
The picture is framed in a beautiful gilded frame with beading.
Condition:In excellent condition. Asantique items, the pieces show signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues with the frame which are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs it displays well.Dimensions in cm:Height 29 x Width 23 x Depth 2-FrameHeight 24 x Width 18-PictureDimensions in inches:Height 11 inches x Width 9 inches x Depth 1 inch-FrameHeight 9 inches x Width 7 inches-Picture
Our reference: 09372e
Thecrystoleumfrom "crystal" + "oleum" (oil), the process was a method of applying colour to analbumen print, popular from c.1880 to c.1910.Analbumen printwas pasted face down to the inside of a concave piece of glass. Once the adhesive (usuallystarchpaste orgelatin) was dry, the paper backing of the print was rubbed away, leaving only the transparent emulsion on the glass.The image was then coloured by hand, usingoil paints. Another piece of glass was added to the back and this could also be coloured by hand. Both pieces of glass were bound together creating a detailed, albeit fragile, image. The process was derived from the 18th centurymezzotintprocess.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: KCTEH7BNT

Width (cm):

23

Height (cm):

29

Depth (cm):

2

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