Table Top

Edmund Gill (1820-1894)
English, 1837.
Inscribed on the frame: Table Top. Drawn by Edmund Gill, c 1837, Presented by the Artist 1893 
Label also affixed to verso. Trompe L’oeil.
Watercolor and gouache on paper.
Condition: Fine, some staining and toning, in the original molded edge frame. It appears the glass and backboards are also original.
A rare and possibly unique work of art. Presented as a table top work and perhaps used as a tray.