Woman at the Sea, Victorian Oil Painting in Gold Frame lead toy figures charging forward with strength and

charging forward with strength and resilience into the new decade

Both of these were wrapped in tissue so have barely seen the light of day

which from what I understand are likely a mixed set (based on its size

earlyish 19th c

Woman at the Sea, Victorian Oil Painting in Gold Frame lead toy figures charging forward with strength and(A bit hard to photograph on account of the very gold frame I've shot in two different lights to try to give a sense.) Women at the sea became a popular subject for paintings of the Victorian era books have been written all about why, with reasons ranging from the popularization of belief in the healthfulness and curative powers of the sea and salt air, to deeply rooted associations between women and water fluid(ity) etc. (Relatedly, sea moss