19th Century Folk Art Reverse Glass Tinsel Painting of Flower Bouquet in Great Original Frame antique train lid slides in and out

lid slides in and out smoothly and closes tight

and to me eye and sensibility completely charming

they're especially perfect for a meal of sushi and seaweed salad

There are two marks on the back edge of the top

(Type laid in opposite directions - i

19th Century Folk Art Reverse Glass Tinsel Painting of Flower Bouquet in Great Original Frame antique train lid slides in and outA 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