Wonderful Antique Portrait of Woman in Green on Tin Oregon estates fine decoration is hand engraved

fine decoration is hand engraved on the surface

as there is a fair amount of wear to the gold paint

standing over two feet tall and wearing lucky number 7

but like folk art doorstops

I have no idea the story with this guy

Wonderful Antique Portrait of Woman in Green on Tin Oregon estates fine decoration is hand engravedI have no information about the subject of this painting, but I think it's a wonderful portrait, and personally I like the craquelure and paint loss revealing the mirror like surface of the shiny tin underneath, making it feel at the more atmospheric. Between her dress and her hair I think mid 19th c., and it seems the black neck ribbon and pink bow with brooch may be signifiers identifiers of some sort, but I'm not entirely certain what they tell us