Antique Girl With Ringlets and a Gold Necklace, Oval Framed Portrait

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A girl in a black dress and a gold necklace, hair in ringlets with a pink ribbon, and a look … Read more A girl in a black dress and a gold necklace, hair in ringlets with a pink ribbon, and a look that says she has heard quite enough. The last owner loved her anyway. For a powder room or a stair landing, somewhere she can keep an eye on people.

Painted on artist's board, most likely in oil. Unsigned. About 1840 to 1860, going by the dress and hair. Part of an old label is on the back.

Board about 10.5 x 12 in. Framed about 14.75 x 13 in, in an oval gilt frame with an oval mat. Arrives wired, with hardware.

Condition: the paint is sound and would brighten with a surface clean. The mat is water stained and the frame has wear. Sold as found, from a smoke-free home.

What we know: very little. What we do not: the sitter, the painter, or where she was painted.

It hangs well with two other portraits of children in the shop. See less