Spencerian Portrait of a Woman with Folded Hands c. 1880s 1980s checkerboard Each measures 7 7/8" in

Each measures 7 7/8" in diameter and 2 1/2" tall

Beautifully aged and just wonderful

another thinking that it likely dates to the last quarter of the 19th century

where he was a student of Arthur Wesley Dow

I think they're beautiful enough to frame

Spencerian Portrait of a Woman with Folded Hands c. 1880s 1980s checkerboard Each measures 7 7/8" inHoly moly, Im not sure Ive ever seen a more beautiful detail that the interlocking fingers of this womans hands, framed by these gorgeous banded cuffs and calligraphic swoops and swirls all around. Perfection. I personally really love the tension between the calligraphic perfection of her dress and arms and cloak and the slight awkwardness of her face, too, which shows a bit of a wider silhouette for her hairstyle in pencil and an earlier attempt at