#160

An 1845 Watercolor Portrait of
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Description
8" (20 cm.) x 10". Within a birdseye maple frame with gilded interior border is a delicate watercolor of a young girl holding her doll. The girl,tentatively smiling,has center-parted hair with short blonde delicate curls and wears a blue patterned dress. She is tenderly holding a doll in her arms,the doll with long ringlet black curls and wearing a white gown and pantalets. Unsigned,although a paper glued to the back indicates "Ellen Grace Hall,taken Dec. 14,1845,aged 2 years and 5 months". Excellent condition. American,circa 1845.