Naive Miniature Portrait of Blonde Woman in Blue Dress c. 1900 display object 3 7/8" tall x 4

3 7/8" tall x 4 7/8" widest diameter

sometimes whimsical

The phrase 'indelible ink' makes me happy to begin with

may be its tension-mounted door

Just the perfect mix of rustic and refined

Naive Miniature Portrait of Blonde Woman in Blue Dress c. 1900 display object 3 7/8" tall x 4This 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