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Regency Silhouette Painted on Glass
Wigs on the Green
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Wigs on the Green

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Regency Silhouette Painted on Glass

19th century
Description

This unusual coloured silhouette is reverse painted on milk glass and depicts a young lady in a high-waisted dress with a gold ribbon belt, lace-trimmed cap and gold drop earrings.

Original turned wood frame.

Physical Dimensions
Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
11cm (4.33")
Declaration

Wigs on the Green has dated this Regency Glass Silhouette Portrait to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1196773
Dealers Internal Reference
2155
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Description
This unusual coloured silhouette is reverse painted on milk glass and depicts a young lady in a high-waisted dress with a gold ribbon belt, lace-trimmed cap and gold drop earrings.

Original turned wood frame.

Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
11cm (4.33")
Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated this Regency Glass Silhouette Portrait to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1196773
Dealers Internal Ref
2155
Wigs on the Green
Wigs on the Green
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2020

Small portraiture of character & historical interest

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An oval Regency silhouette portrait painted on glass featuring a woman in profile wearing a blue bonnet and dress, framed in a dark turned wood oval frame with a top hanging ring.
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Archive I An oval Regency silhouette portrait painted on glass featuring a woman in profile wearing a blue bonnet and dress, framed in a dark turned wood oval frame with a top hanging ring.

Regency Silhouette Painted on Glass

Archive II An oval Regency silhouette portrait painted on glass featuring a woman in profile wearing a blue bonnet and dress, framed in a dark turned wood oval frame with a top hanging ring. View II
Archive III An oval Regency silhouette portrait painted on glass featuring a woman in profile wearing a blue bonnet and dress, framed in a dark turned wood oval frame with a top hanging ring. View III
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Wigs on the Green
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Wigs on the Green
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An oval Regency silhouette portrait painted on glass featuring a woman in profile wearing a blue bonnet and dress, framed in a dark turned wood oval frame with a top hanging ring.
Regency Silhouette Painted on Glass
Ref: SA1196773
An oval Regency silhouette portrait painted on glass featuring a woman in profile wearing a blue bonnet and dress, framed in a dark turned wood oval frame with a top hanging ring.
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A Regency reverse glass silhouette portrait is a miniature profile likeness where the image is painted directly onto the back of a glass pane. Popular in the early nineteenth century, these pieces often combined stark black profile outlines with delicate hand-painted colour details on the reverse surface.

These miniature artworks utilized flat glass plates, specialized pigments or black varnish, and occasionally gold leaf or watercolour highlights. They were customarily mounted inside turned wood or papier-mache frames fitted with brass hangers.

Authentic Regency glass silhouettes typically exhibit fine, precise brushwork visible under magnification, natural age-related crazing or paint shrinkage on the reverse side, period-appropriate timber frames, and hand-forged brass mounting hardware.

Small silhouette portraits are frequently incorporated into curated gallery walls alongside contemporary line drawings or placed on narrow wall spans, bookshelves, and mantelpiece displays to provide historical contrast.

Keep the silhouette out of direct sunlight and high-humidity environments to prevent paint flaking or glass misting. Clean the outer glass gently with a dry microfibre cloth, avoiding liquid cleaners that could seep into the frame backing.
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