A Highly Unusual 19thC Decoupage Mourning Ornament

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A Highly Unusual 19thC Decoupage Mourning OrnamentOrigin: English Period: Mid Late 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 80 Height: 15 inches The unusual decoupage and reverse glass painted two piece ornament, in the form of a hand blown glass egg on stand decorated in sepia with a full length photographic portrait of a lady in period dress leaning on a sideboard on a starburst motif, the stand with a further starburst motif and an image of a large stags head, the depictions on a blue and pink

In this fashion

The Stand:

Our sentiments exactly

We know nothing of the artist but a similar but less able copy of this picture was sold at auction in 2007

There are no obvious clues as to how the lion died

and linocuts in 1992

This is an overtly floral drawing

wear it out

and the precious rations that his plane contained

signify loyalty to the "bewitching" one

The weaver has obviously woven the runner in three pieces with the two ends a slightly more vibrant colour than the longer middle section

several other plans for a canal were suggested