Woman in Pink, 19th C. Hand-painted Portrait Snuff Box antique American portrait Housed inside the fine macrame/knot

Housed inside the fine macrame/knot work at the large end is a lead weight

I especially love the red for the eyes and echo of finer painted lines for paws and whiskers

what is more exquisite than exotic fish

giving it a decisive edginess

Some wear around the edges and on her right flipper

Woman in Pink, 19th C. Hand-painted Portrait Snuff Box antique American portrait Housed inside the fine macrame/knotI love the history of gestures and body language as a vocabulary, and while much is lost on me, I've certainly seen many a pretty young woman portrayed with this raised hand gesture which, together with her deep blush and the bright yellow bow just below her corseted waist, signals both modesty and beckoning at the same time. Quite a vision in pink! Mid 19th c. I believe, finely hand painted, black lacquered snuff box. 3 1 2" x 2 1 4" x 15 16" t. Box