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Reverse glass painting of Mormon Tabernacle w/ mother of pearl

By sheer_tranquility, 6 May, 2013
Description

Reverse painting on glass about (2ftx3ft) painting is of the Salt Lake City Mormon tabernacle. There is an inlay of mother of pearl making up about 30% of the painting. The condition of the painting is flawless. The building itself  may be a transferred image of the church as the details are flawless and you can even make out the prayer in one stained glass window.

The frame is in good condition but probably not original, it had a paper backing at one point but no longer does. 

If you remove the frame backing you can see the foil Laid over the painting. The foil is not adhered to the glass and you can lift it lightly to reveal the individual pieces of mother of pearl. 

There are no marking, signatures, dates that I can find except a faint stamp on the cardboard used for backing. It has something hard to make out and then New York, it may just be a company stamp from a random box used as a backing. 

It was given to me by my mother in law who go it from her mom. We know nothing else about it but it probably came from an auction in Montana. 

Category
Paintings
Medium
Glass, paint (oil or possibly acrylic) mother of pearl
Distinguishing marks
The mother of pearl is not detailing only windows but a large portion of the church. The details are very fine and the layering is beautiful but no distinguishing marks to be found.
Condition
Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item
About 2x3 ft
Date Period
?
History
My mother in law inherited it from her mother, we assume she got it at auction as she was a regular to Montana auctions.
eBay Auction Link
For Sale?
No
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