1930s Reverse Painted Silhouette on Bubble Glass – Couple with Dog, Plaster Fram

Reverse-painted silhouette art flourished as affordable home décor from the 1920s through the 1950s, often depicting romanticized Victorian scenes. This 1930s example features a strolling couple with their dog, hand-painted on the reverse of convex bubble glass. The background is a printed pastoral landscape, typical of the era’s layered technique. Unlike the more common metal-framed silhouettes, this piece is housed in a molded plaster frame with a hanging hole and original string mount. The frame measures approximately 7 × 6½ inches; the image window is about 3½ × 4½ inches. There is chipping to the plaster, especially at the top left corner, and rusting to the staples—both consistent with age and use. A nostalgic artifact of Depression-era domestic style, this piece offers warmth, whimsy, and a glimpse into early 20th-century visual storytelling.