A Botschan Reverse Painted Glass Name Plate with Gold Foil Letters coushatta basket Despite his missing parts

Despite his missing parts

and then this fantastic fairy-like lady in purple dress in the background

was so sure of its technical complexity that he offered $50

with the expression on the face of the mother (best seen in digital positive) just devastating

A Botschan Reverse Painted Glass Name Plate with Gold Foil Letters coushatta basket Despite his missing partsI haven't been able to definitively place A. Botschan, but this is about the most beautiful name plate as I've ever seen, which makes me think either he was a sign maker, or he bothered to hire a very good one to make a sign for whatever business it was that he was in! Gold foil for the face of the letters with reverse painted glass surrounding them black for the ground and red and gold paint for the shadowing on the letters. To my eye just gorgeous