Early American Folk Art Miniature Portrait of Young Man with Mullet shell art I snatched it up immediately

I snatched it up immediately

there is something about its roundness

6 1/2" x 4 1/4"

plus ten large roof and two small roof blocks

Early American Folk Art Miniature Portrait of Young Man with Mullet shell art I snatched it up immediatelyThis folk art miniature watercolor portrait I believe is American, and based on the hairstyle and the manner of the painting I believe likely dates to the first quarter of the 19th century. (Included in photos is a c. 1795 portrait of a very similar looking gentleman by American itinerant folk artist John Brewster, who painted portraits around New England during that period.) I fell in love with this one for its folkiness, and for that hair (!), and