{"product_id":"victorian-oval-portrait-original-fine-oil-on-board-original-gilt-frame-documented-19th-century-provenance-copy","title":"Live 08\/18 Victorian Oval Portrait, Original Fine Oil on Board — Original Gilt Frame, Documented 19th Century Provenance (Copy)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntique portraits of this quality are becoming increasingly difficult to find—and finding one this beautifully preserved, still housed in its original oval giltwood frame and accompanied by surviving provenance, is rarer still. Painted in oil on board, her wonderfully composed expression has endured for well over a century, protected beneath glass with remarkable preservation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is something especially compelling about an antique portrait whose story has not been entirely lost to time. Still attached to the reverse are a handwritten 1916 provenance note documenting its descent through the Morgan family and a period label from the historic J.J. Gillespie Company Fine Art Galleries of Pittsburgh. Her name may no longer be known, but we know she was valued enough to be carefully kept, inherited, and preserved from one generation to the next. A truly special survivor and an increasingly difficult find in this condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium: Oil on board, oval format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrame: Original giltwood frame with gesso ornament and beaded liner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 19½” H × 16½” W framed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance: Handwritten note dated May 1916 documenting descent from the estate of James B. Morgan Jr. to his great-nephew Sidney Morgan Shea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery Label: J.J. Gillespie Company Fine Art Galleries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional Detail: Hairwork mourning\/sentiment brooch depicted at her collar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Painting exceptionally well preserved beneath glass with no apparent paint or lacquer loss. Glass without loss. Extremely minor losses to frame gilding consistent with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greyson Manor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45740294602959,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/8038\/8303\/files\/43DDD38E-3DB2-45D3-B36D-3DFDD13D866F.jpg?v=1784648201","url":"https:\/\/www.shoplilliangrey.com\/products\/victorian-oval-portrait-original-fine-oil-on-board-original-gilt-frame-documented-19th-century-provenance-copy","provider":"Lillian Grey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}