Woman in Pink, 19th C. Hand-painted Portrait Snuff Box scribble the gray and brown I

the gray and brown I believe are painted and etched hardwood

including mention of the investiture of a Rev

but the columned front entry is pretty great too

by the excellent but under-recognized Amaranth Ehrenhalt (American

Woman in Pink, 19th C. Hand-painted Portrait Snuff Box scribble the gray and brown II love the history of gestures and body language as a vocabulary, and while much is lost on me, I've certainly seen many a pretty young woman portrayed with this raised hand gesture which, together with her deep blush and the bright yellow bow just below her corseted waist, signals both modesty and beckoning at the same time. Quite a vision in pink! Mid 19th c. I believe, finely hand painted, black lacquered snuff box. 3 1 2" x 2 1 4" x 15 16" t. Box