Finely Dressed Young Woman at Piano, c. 1840s Folk Art Portrait in Original Burl Maple Frame turned handle brush as Feb 23 is the

as Feb 23 is the day the I found it

and the great red lettering against creamy white

I had forgotten how much fun it is to pose these mannequins because of their complete manipulability--which of course is the point

Found on what felt like a very dark week in the life of this country

this bowl was hand thrown

Finely Dressed Young Woman at Piano, c. 1840s Folk Art Portrait in Original Burl Maple Frame turned handle brush as Feb 23 is theHappily a lovely local shop owner friend messaged me when this lovely came in to her shop, knowing I would like it, and indeed I very much do. C. 1840s, mixed media on paper, rendered in a combination of graphite, charcoal, watercolor and pastels I believe, in gorgeous original period burl maple frame. I don't know much about the history of pianos, but believe the one here is a c. 1830s upright cabinet piano (often towering things, extending up to 7