SOLD Wonderful Antique Cabinet Card of Mid 19th Century Folk Art Portrait wicker recliner Here I assume it is

Here I assume it is the mother's hand and arm at upper left

with a little bleeding to the black ink of the A in August

Wonderfully graphic and just great

I believe this is a fairly old piece

with some color testing at bottom left corner which I think is all to the good

SOLD Wonderful Antique Cabinet Card of Mid 19th Century Folk Art Portrait wicker recliner Here I assume it isI continue to be drawn to 19th c. photographs of folk art portraits, whether in the form of daguerreotypes and ambrotypes, or glass plate negatives, or cabinet cards as here such an interesting period as painted portraits gave way to photographic ones, with photographs of paintings like this one perfectly embodying that transition, which was a paradigm shift, really. Plus, what a great portrait this is! I really love the extra large hand in the near