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Domestic Employment, Georgian Reverse Glass Print
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Domestic Employment, Georgian Reverse Glass Print

18th century
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Domestick Employment, Needle Work.

A charming Georgian reverse glass mezzotint print depicting a young woman looking up towards the viewer as if disturbed while engaged in needlework or sewing. Circa 1760.

Richard Houston (1716-1775) after Phillip Mercier (1689-1760)

Printed for Henry Parker, Opposite Birchin Lane in Cornhill.

This antique Georgian reverse glass print is good condition and is presented in a contemporary ebonised frame.

This Georgian reverse glass print is on display at our London antique shop on Kensington Church Street. We ship worldwide.

Physical Dimensions
Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
31.8cm (12.52")
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Reindeer Antiques has dated this Georgian Reverse Glass Print to the Georgian era.

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SA1186417
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BA1514a
Description
Domestick Employment, Needle Work.
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A charming Georgian reverse glass mezzotint print depicting a young woman looking up towards the viewer as if disturbed while engaged in needlework or sewing.
Reindeer Antiques

Circa 1760.

Richard Houston (1716-1775) after Phillip Mercier (1689-1760)

Printed for Henry Parker, Opposite Birchin Lane in Cornhill.

This antique Georgian reverse glass print is good condition and is presented in a contemporary ebonised frame.

This Georgian reverse glass print is on display at our London antique shop on Kensington Church Street. We ship worldwide.

Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
31.8cm (12.52")
Date of Manufacture

Reindeer Antiques has dated this Georgian Reverse Glass Print to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1186417
Dealers Internal Ref
BA1514a
Reindeer Antiques
Reindeer Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2019

Specialists in english antique furniture from the early seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century. Based on kensington church st.

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A framed Georgian reverse glass print depicting a woman engaged in needlework, housed in a dark moulded wooden frame with text along the lower edge.
Domestic Employment, Georgian Reverse Glass Print
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A framed Georgian reverse glass print depicting a woman engaged in needlework, housed in a dark moulded wooden frame with text along the lower edge.
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A Georgian reverse glass print, or glass picture, is a decorative artwork produced predominantly during the eighteenth century by transferring an engraved or mezzotint paper print onto the back of a sheet of glass, making the paper translucent, and applying oil pigments by hand.

These prints were made using glass sheets, paper mezzotints or engravings, organic adhesives such as turpentine or varnish, and oil-based pigments applied directly behind the image.

Authentic period examples often display hand-drawn cylinder glass with natural air bubbles or imperfections, original dark stained or moulded wooden frames, and signs of gentle age-related craquelure or pigment separation on the reverse.

Place the artwork on a narrow wall space, within a curated gallery wall, or above a sideboard alongside traditional ceramics to contrast modern minimalism with historical depth.

Clean the front glass gently using a dry microfibre cloth, avoiding liquid cleaners that could seep into the edges. Ensure the piece is displayed away from direct sunlight, high humidity, and extreme temperature fluctuations.
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