Naive Miniature Portrait of Blonde Woman in Blue Dress c. 1900 pair of handmade frames though I do think a

though I do think a few big white pink peonies would be its ideal completion

6 of them representing people (dark man

including I believe a ruled one--but there is no mark anywhere on this that I can find

The execution of the before and after is far from perfect

and the gold painted border near the age remains pronounced--but I like how it has faded and darkened with age

Naive Miniature Portrait of Blonde Woman in Blue Dress c. 1900 pair of handmade frames though I do think aThis one jumped out to me from amid a crowd of stuff and she seemed so eager for company there was no way I could resist! Happily, the back of the frame is papered over in newspaper, which is full of clues as to her creation, including mention of the investiture of a Rev. John Synott first thing, which, together with a few other clues, seems to date her to right around 1900 and to Hartford County, Connecticut. Such a great open face I think, even