Antique Crystoleum Reverse Painting on Glass Mother & Child Lighted

Lighted Reverse Painted Glass Mother & Child Framed Wall Hanging. This is a lovely art deco Light-up piece. Gorgeous and very unique piece. The center is an oval reverse painted convex glass painting / Crystoleum featuring mother and child.

The oval reverse painted glass painting is set inside a handpainted enamel and gold frame. The frame has a small flaw on the edge which has been filled with gold leaf.

The piece is corded with a switch and lights up when it is plugged in and the button is pushed. It is currently working as you can see in the photos. To change the bulb, the wood backing which will have to be removed. This is such a wonderful and unique art deco piece. The framed piece measures 17" x 14".

Antique Crystoleum art from "crystal" + oil, was a photographic format which appeared in the 1180's and 1890's. The process of crystoleum was a method of applying color to a print which was then pasted face down to the inside of a concave piece of glass. Once the adhesive 9usually starch or gelatine was dry, the paper backing of the print was rubbed away leaving only the transparent emulsion on the glass.

The image was then colored by hand, using oil paints. Another piece of glass was added to the back and this could also be colored by hand. Both pieces of glass were bound together creating a detailed, fragile image. The process was derived fromt he 18th century messotint process.

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