Original Art - Watercolor of Lovely Woman with 16 Overlay Costumes - Regency Era
by J.P.W
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Intact tear one overlay. Else fine.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
1805. Intact tear one overlay. Else fine.. A 3.5" x 3" watercolor bust of a women gazing slightly to the right on 6" x 5 1/4" card stock. Finely detailed face. Inscribed on reverse "Miss Millett with J.P..W's love". This is accompanied by sixteen (16) different overlays of costumes for women of various stations, nationalities and occupations including a Spartan Soldier, a Scot, a Farm women(with the wheat stalks) and a Germanic costume. A few are captioned in pencil and include Cottage Wife, Persian, Inn Page, and Poor Girl (crying into an empty purse). Intricate designs, all with hats. The hats may be adorned with flowers, upswept hair, feathers or ribbons. All fashions slightly naive, yet well executed. The overlay watercolor drawings include head covering, hair and bodice each with a cut-out for the face of the woman. To view images, click: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jhzZtQu6sHkUixqN6.
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Details
- Seller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 290008534
- Title
- Original Art - Watercolor of Lovely Woman with 16 Overlay Costumes - Regency Era
- Author
- J.P.W
- Book Condition
- Used - Intact tear one overlay. Else fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1805
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Overlay, Metamorphosis, Made by Hand, Social History, Women's History
Terms of Sale
Eclectibles
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made in a timely manner and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
Eclectibles
Biblio member since 2014
Tolland, Connecticut
About Eclectibles
As our name implies we provide diverse offerings of ephemera and related items. Some areas of note are childhood ephemera and books, social history and women's history, visual culture, advertising in America, historical memorabilia, made by hand, transformation material and the study of childhood. As a member of the Appraisers Association of America, I also provide appraisal services in our areas of expertise with a focus on large collections.
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