Lovely Late 19th C. Relief Carved Portrait of Young Woman with Drop Earrings pewter dish and then this one came

and then this one came along

I believe the end paper drawings by one boy

really-- are pretty hard to beat

He is about the gentlest young boxer one might envision

Lovely Late 19th C. Relief Carved Portrait of Young Woman with Drop Earrings pewter dish and then this one camePhotos do this no justice, though details give a better sense. A real beauty of a relief carved portrait I'd say, quite sensitively done, and with a great deal of care and labor invested in her profuse pile of what I believe would be described as fringed and crimped bangs. The warm dry wood patina here contributes to giving a blush to her cheeks and neck just behind her ear, making her feel all the more full of life and I just love how her earlobe is