Spencerian Portrait of a Woman with Folded Hands c. 1880s huge whimsy perhaps made from other crates

perhaps made from other crates

) I’ve figured out a few things

with old handmade ones like this one priced quite dearly

and surrounded by a decorative pattern of tiny brass nails

Gorgeous all the way around and just lovely

Spencerian Portrait of a Woman with Folded Hands c. 1880s huge whimsy perhaps made from other cratesHoly moly, Im not sure Ive ever seen a more beautiful detail that the interlocking fingers of this womans hands, framed by these gorgeous banded cuffs and calligraphic swoops and swirls all around. Perfection. I personally really love the tension between the calligraphic perfection of her dress and arms and cloak and the slight awkwardness of her face, too, which shows a bit of a wider silhouette for her hairstyle in pencil and an earlier attempt at