I've never heard of pigskin glass :oops: . What on earth is it :?: :? I made the mistake of washing my dish (completely ignoring what bit of the instructions could be seen), and the backing started to come away from the edges. I had to rub them down very gently with very fine glasspaper to make it look decent again. That's why the gold backing cannot be seen on the 'aerial' view. Thankfully it didn't spoil its appearance, and it looks as if it has always been that way! I just wish it was a huge oil painting instead of a piece of glass (or should I say, as well as, because I really love it, even though it is probably worth very little). :lol: I must get my oils out and have a dabble...