c. 1840 American Primitive Folk Art Oil on Canvas Portrait of Woman Shaker Minor losses to veneers

Minor losses to veneers

The large fork is monogrammed with the letter W and "1904" on the back neck

now 73 years

1860's Mens Ebony Coromandel Vanity Dressing Box Sterling & Cut Glass Pittway Bros

c. 1840 American Primitive Folk Art Oil on Canvas Portrait of Woman Shaker Minor losses to veneersAmerican Primitive Folk Art Portrait Seated Woman c. 1840 Oil on Canvas Portraiture was by far the most prevalent art form among itinerant painters in the American Northeast. These artists spent their careers on the road, seeking commissions in cities and rural America. They are characterized by sharply defined forms, neatly organized compositions with clearly defined spatial arrangements, some with an almost mathematical precision and symmetry,