Young Woman at Window, Fine c. 1840 Watercolor in Period Lemon Gold Frame original game of sentences 6 1/4" measured straight across

6 1/4" measured straight across the back

with very light wear and minor aging/ warping to the cardboard roof

of what was most likely a woman venturing out on a stroll along the seashore again and again to collect and then carefully preserve them

with this great yellow and pink polka dotted fabric

Young Woman at Window, Fine c. 1840 Watercolor in Period Lemon Gold Frame original game of sentences 6 1/4" measured straight acrossI've got a penchant for antique portraits of young woman posed at thresholds of sorts here a lovely young woman in blue at a window, looking out as they seem very much about passage from youth to adulthood, innocence to knowing, etc., and often a certain longing in both directions at once. This watercolor, c. 1840s I believe, is finely done very much with the precision of a miniature, though it is not that small with the handling of the scarf draped