Naive Miniature Portrait of Blonde Woman in Blue Dress c. 1900 display object Just the perfect mix of

Just the perfect mix of rustic and refined

sometimes whimsical

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

Ink and watercolor on wove paper mounted to a heavier weight brown backing paper

Naive Miniature Portrait of Blonde Woman in Blue Dress c. 1900 display object Just the perfect mix ofThis 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