Mournful Woman in White, Damaged But Marvelous Early Portrait Miniature Box practice sampler with minor toning and light

with minor toning and light edge wear

While they may not be as hot a ticket as miniature chairs

There is also a small gap in places where the rim of the lid meets it

with losses on reverse side detailed

Just look at that pink

Mournful Woman in White, Damaged But Marvelous Early Portrait Miniature Box practice sampler with minor toning and lightHER! I purchased this from an auction right near me in Gloucester, MA; I actually don't buy much at auctions but I became am obsessed with her. Look closely and there is an urn partially visible to her right, which combined with everything else about her, really certainly seems to indicate that our young subject is in mourning. And, painted on a box carved of ivory, perhaps she mourns a young husband lost at sea. I believe American, very late 18th