PAIR OF EARLY 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN FOLK ART TINSEL PAINTINGSThis Pair of 19th Century American Folk Art Tinsel Paintings features complementary still life compositions depicting fruit baskets, with one including a perched bird, rendered against cream grounds. Tinsel paintings were a 19th century art form where reverse painted glass is layered over metallic foil to create luminous, dimensional imagery. These shimmering works were designed to sparkle under candle and gaslight in Victorian era parlors. The