Oil Painting on Velvet with Silver Gelatin Reproduction of a Painting

Item Details

Mixed Media

An oil painting on velvet reading ‘God Bless Our Home’ and a silver gelatin photograph reproduction after what appears to be a painting of the Madonna and Child. The painting appears to feature stenciled details and depicts the lettering with a cottage to one side and a cluster of roses to the other. The black-and-white photograph depicts the smiling Virgin Mother with her young son standing in her lap and reaching toward a cluster of lily-like flowers. Both pieces are presented under glass in wooden frames with hanging hardware to their versos.

Condition

- fading and discoloration to painting; residue and debris under glass of painting; silvering and creasing to photograph; discoloration to mat of photograph; surface wear to both frames; paint loss to frame of photograph; upper right corner of “Home” frame is chipped.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures: 6.75" W x 9.5" H.

Item #

18CHI001-545