Rosina Farmer, Charming 1851 Signed Ink and Watercolor Portrait in Profile in Original Frame jack in the box but sturdy and stable

but sturdy and stable

who have authored cookbooks

Frame is especially lovely

warding off unwanted visitors

I've seen a number of old photos at this point with subjects cut out or scratched out or otherwise omitted

Rosina Farmer, Charming 1851 Signed Ink and Watercolor Portrait in Profile in Original Frame jack in the box but sturdy and stableI really love a 19th century miniature portrait, but much prefer a painted silhouette to a hollow cut one, as for me it is all about the details and feeling the presence of the hand. This one is is signed and dated (1851 it looks to me, 1850 something for sure) and attributed on the back of the frame as portraying a Rosina Farmer, noted as being 55 years old in 1865, so I presume in her early 40s here. I love her face, looking bright eyed and open and