26-048 Folk Art Watercolor Portrait of a Child

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26-048. American Folk Art watercolor portrait of a child (girl?) standing on a cloud, holding a small stick or toy, with a house in the background. The child has silver/gray hair, dressed in a knee length black dress, showing the bottom of a white petticoat, wearing mid-calf length stockings and black Mary-Jane style shoes. This is apparently a memorial or mourning portrait of a recently deceased child. Standing on a cloud with home in the background suggesting heaven with the earthly home left behind. The portrait was found in New England, and dates to the mid-19th century, in a 19th century frame, measuring approximately 9.5” x 7.5”.

26-048 Folk Art Watercolor Portrait of a Child 26-048 Folk Art Watercolor Portrait of a Child 26-048 Folk Art Watercolor Portrait of a Child 26-048 Folk Art Watercolor Portrait of a Child 26-048 Folk Art Watercolor Portrait of a Child