Frances Federer, formerly Binnington | Reverse Painting and Gilding on Glass Artist

There are examples of framed embroidery, where the glass is silvered, incorporating a border. This is a wonderful combination, especially challenging to photograph as the magical, subtle 'now you see it now you don't' quality is so elusive.

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"Annie Get Your Gun"
Overall size: 13" x 15" x 3" (33 x 38 x 8cm)
Both the front and back glasses are decorated with engraved gold and silver leaf to depict on the front glass, heavy curtaining at the top and sides, with a lighter net curtain in white gold, hanging across the front. The heavy curtaining is painted a deep crimson fading out to clear, to reveal the scene inside the box. On the back glass the only decoration is a hanging mirror engraved in gold and with silver leaf. The rest of that glass is clear, and has a fabric placed behind, as for wallpaper. In the space between is a living room-like setting, with a miniature standard lamp and a giltwood side chair. Resting on the chair's red upholstered seat is a rifle.

The floor is carpeted, with the carpeting extending up the two inside walls, and the same fabric covers a 3-sided panel attached to the underneath of the frame. Behind this structure is attached wiring and batteries for the standard lamp.

The frame is water gilded, by the artist, with 22 kt. gold leaf, with an earth red bole and gently distressed.

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, has now acquired "Annie Get Your Gun" for their new Glass Galleries which will be opening in November, 2004.

"Annie Get Your Gun" Detail
Overall size: 13" x 15" x 3" (33 x 38 x 8cm)
Both the front and back glasses are decorated with engraved gold and silver leaf to depict on the front glass, heavy curtaining at the top and sides, with a lighter net curtain in white gold, hanging across the front. The heavy curtaining is painted a deep crimson fading out to clear, to reveal the scene inside the box. On the back glass the only decoration is a hanging mirror engraved in gold and with silver leaf. The rest of that glass is clear, and has a fabric placed behind, as for wallpaper. In the space between is a living room-like setting, with a miniature standard lamp and a giltwood side chair. Resting on the chair's red upholstered seat is a rifle.

The floor is carpeted, with the carpeting extending up the two inside walls, and the same fabric covers a 3-sided panel attached to the underneath of the frame. Behind this structure is attached wiring and batteries for the standard lamp.

The frame is water gilded, by the artist, with 22 kt. gold leaf, with an earth red bole and gently distressed.

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, has now acquired "Annie Get Your Gun" for their new Glass Galleries which will be opening in November, 2004.