{"product_id":"george-morris-framed-1942-oil-young-woman-in-prayer","title":"English Devotional Oil on Victorian Papier-Mâché Panel, Attributed to George Morris, 1942","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA small Romantic devotional scene of a young woman kneeling in prayer before a Gothic chapel window, painted directly onto the original japanned black lacquer ground of a salvaged piece of mid-Victorian English papier-mâché. The reverse retains the panel's original Victorian decoration: a hand-painted floral spray of a pale yellow rose with green foliage and vermilion fuchsia, surrounded by trailing gilt fern scrollwork picked out with tiny enamelled forget-me-nots. The figural composition was attributed to George Morris and dated 1942 by the seller from whom this piece was acquired, though no signature is visible on the panel itself. Two layers of English material history in a single small object: a fragment of Birmingham or Wolverhampton decorative industry from the 1850s or 1860s, repurposed and overpainted as a private devotional work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Artist | Attributed to George Morris, dated 1942; no signature visible on the panel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Medium | Oil paint applied directly to the original japanned lacquer ground of a Victorian papier-mâché panel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Subject | Young woman kneeling in prayer before a Gothic traceried window\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Origin | England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Age | Papier-mâché support circa 1850 to 1870; figural overpainting attributed to 1942\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Style | English Romantic devotional cabinet painting on recycled mid-Victorian papier-mâché\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Size | 6.5 in W x 8.75 in H, under 1\/4 in thick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Support | Salvaged English papier-mâché panel, Birmingham or Wolverhampton manufacture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Reverse | Original Victorian floral decoration intact: pale yellow rose, green foliage, vermilion fuchsia, gilt fern scrollwork with enamelled forget-me-nots on japanned black ground\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe piece is in good antique condition with honest age-appropriate wear and condition issues that should be disclosed clearly. The papier-mâché substrate is exposed at all four corners where the original japanning and the figural overpaint have worn through; the reddish-brown fibrous papier-mâché is visible at each corner loss. Fine even craquelure runs across the entire japanned ground on both faces, consistent with aged Victorian shellac-and-lampblack lacquer. The figural composition on the front shows minor surface scratches and small abrasions to the black ground, particularly on the right side, with one small area of paint loss or scuff lower right of the figure. The figure itself and the Gothic window are stable and well-preserved. The reverse retains the original floral painting and gilt scrollwork without significant losses to the decoration itself. The panel is rigid and structurally sound. No frame.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50965045969174,"sku":null,"price":545.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/England_Crates-2079.jpg?v=1779307305","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/george-morris-framed-1942-oil-young-woman-in-prayer","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}