Later 19th C. Flowers in Urn Reverse Glass Tinsel Painting mid-century danish ceramic which would be held tight

which would be held tight inside when the slide door is closed

) Wonderfully painted on every side

The tilt is the product of using the natural curve of the antler bone

" At first I thought this young woman  gazing longingly out the window had two dog companions with her

I believe this early carving is meant to represent a Revolutionary War officer-- tricorne hat

Later 19th C. Flowers in Urn Reverse Glass Tinsel Painting mid-century danish ceramic which would be held tightI recently spent a bunch of time going through the online collection of the American Folk Art Museum, which happens to have the largest collection of tinsel paintings anywhere, many of which were featured in a major 2013 exhibition there titled "Foiled." Looking at those examples got me thinking about, and paying more attention to, this particular form of reverse glass painting, in which crumpled pieces of metallic foil were applied behind unpainted