Early Miniature Portrait of Mrs. C. Tasker in Original Frame small carved pig a small brush

a small brush

This pear is absolutely as lovely as they come

and the way the O and N push up against the edges

It's his face I love most

late 18th/very early 19th century I believe

Early Miniature Portrait of Mrs. C. Tasker in Original Frame small carved pig a small brushA tricky one to photograph due to the glare from the glass, but imagine our Mrs. C. Tasker, as noted on the back of the frame, as much lovelier in person! Housed in its original frame, I would guess the portrait is American and likely dates to the 1830s 40s. I've become more and more drawn to antique miniature portraits, especially of women, in part for the fact that that they were very soon to give way to early photographs, and for the