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Victorian Allegorical Reverse Glass Painting of a Shipwrecked Family on a Raft
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Victorian Allegorical Reverse Glass Painting of a Shipwrecked Family on a Raft

19th century
For Sale by Hand of Glory
Description

An allegorical reverse glass painting, mid 19th Century, depicting a shipwrecked family with a dog floating on a raft, painted in colours within a pink border with yellow spandrel corners, within original gilt highlighted moulded ebonied frame.

Date of Manufacture

Hand of Glory has dated this Victorian Reverse Glass Painting to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09717058
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-190 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Paint lifting and flaking behind the glass: typical behaviour of aged reverse glass painting.
Moulded ebonised frame with gilt sight: typical framing of the mid-to-late nineteenth century.
Worn gilding and softened frame edges: honest age from handling over many decades.

This is an independent date and photo anotation report compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1245294
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Description
An allegorical reverse glass painting, mid 19th Century, depicting a shipwrecked family with a dog floating on a raft, painted in colours within a pink border with yellow spandrel corners, within original gilt highlighted moulded ebonied frame.
Date of Manufacture

Hand of Glory has dated this Victorian Reverse Glass Painting to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09717058
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-190 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Paint lifting and flaking behind the glass: typical behaviour of aged reverse glass painting.
Moulded ebonised frame with gilt sight: typical framing of the mid-to-late nineteenth century.
Worn gilding and softened frame edges: honest age from handling over many decades.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
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SA1245294
Hand of Glory
Hand of Glory
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2012

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Archive I A Victorian reverse glass painting depicting a shipwrecked family on a raft, set within a pink and gold geometric surround inside a dark moulded frame.

Victorian Allegorical Reverse Glass Painting of a Shipwrecked Family on a Raft

Archive II A Victorian reverse glass painting depicting a shipwrecked family on a raft, set within a pink and gold geometric surround inside a dark moulded frame. View II
Archive III A Victorian reverse glass painting depicting a shipwrecked family on a raft, set within a pink and gold geometric surround inside a dark moulded frame. View III
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SN15 3HP
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A Victorian reverse glass painting depicting a shipwrecked family on a raft, set within a pink and gold geometric surround inside a dark moulded frame.
Victorian Allegorical Reverse Glass Painting of a Shipwrecked Family on a Raft
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A Victorian reverse glass painting depicting a shipwrecked family on a raft, set within a pink and gold geometric surround inside a dark moulded frame.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectWall Art
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialGlass, Pigment, Wood, Gold Leaf
  • ColourMulticolour
  • MotifsReverse painted glass, Spandrel corners, Moulded frame, Allegorical scene

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Reverse glass painting involves applying pigment directly to the back of a sheet of glass, designed to be viewed from the unpainted front face. Widely produced throughout the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe, this technique was frequently executed for allegorical, devotional, and maritime compositions.

Artists painted fine details and foreground highlights first, followed by broader background layers, reversing the sequence used in traditional oil painting on canvas. The completed glass panel was typically secured into a moulded wooden frame, often finished with gilt or ebonised accents.

Authentic period pieces exhibit age-appropriate characteristics such as fine micro-cracking or localized paint flaking on the reverse, subtle air bubbles or hand-blown glass variations, and original wooden backboard construction. Modern reproductions rarely display natural paint contraction or age-related frame patina.

Position this item above a side cabinet or integrate it into a gallery wall alongside period engravings and decorative mirrors to create a focal narrative. The rich hues and dark frame pair effectively with traditional dark woods, rich wall palettes, or library spaces.

Dust the wooden frame gently using a soft, dry cloth and clean the front glass surface with a lightly dampened cloth, avoiding liquid ingress at the frame boundaries. Do not clean or apply moisture to the unsealed reverse paint layer, as historical paints are brittle and susceptible to detachment.
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