Painting

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Painting

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.330 a-b

Description

a. Frame: Wood with plaster veneer having flower decorations on top, bottom, and left and right. Innermost edge is gilded. b. Painting: Oval Chinese scene is a reverse painted on glass scene of mother and child. Vivid colors of blues, reds, and pinks. Two Asian women, one standing to the left of the picture and one seated next to a child. Scene contains two potted rose bushes.

Artwork Details

Medium

Glass (painting), Plaster, paint, Wood, Glass (painting), Plaster, Paint, Wood

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Artist

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.94.330 A-B

MP.94.330a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Item "A" Oval frame

Height

14-1/2 in

Width

12-1/4 in

Depth

2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 12 1/4 x 2 in. (36.8 x 31.1 x 5.1 cm)

Dimension Description

Item "B" Painting

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

5-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (19.7 x 14.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Plaster falling off the frame in various places. Very bad on the bottom. Right corner of picture is missing. Very delicate.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Family card says: "Oval picture of Chinese scene set in brown lacquered very Victorian frame- no further history." Family art sheet: "Chinese Mother and Child. Watercolor on paper. Victorian period. History unknown. 14x12 in oval frame." Appraisal says: "Chinese reverse painting on glass(damaged)."

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, General's Bedroom