Hollow-cut Silhouette of a Lady in a Blue Dress

Description:

Hollow-cut Silhouette of a Lady in a Blue Dress, Possibly Ezra Wood (act. New England, 1830-31),with red-painted necklace and black and green hat details, in a wood frame with a pressed brass mat, ht. 5 3/8, wd. 4 1/2 in.

Note: A similar example is illustrated in Marna Anderson A Loving Likeness, American Folk Portraits of the Nineteenth Century, 1992, p. 51.
Estimate $1,000-1,500


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