Woman with Lace Making Pillow, Self-Referential Antique Bobbin Lace Doily in Original Frame spencerian lid fits tightly and pulls

lid fits tightly and pulls off easily

where I presume it has lived for a very long time

and it is wonderfully wonky

Portrait itself

With a big red moon behind and black felt added to the underside

Woman with Lace Making Pillow, Self-Referential Antique Bobbin Lace Doily in Original Frame spencerian lid fits tightly and pullsA bit hard to capture this well due to glare, but I've done my best it is celluloid rather than glass in the frame, original to it, c. 1890s 1900 I believe. I love a piece of antique handmade figural lace, and I especially love things that are self referential, and here we have both: a piece of antique handmade bobbin lace with a picture at center of a seated woman with lace making pillow on her lap. (I've included a photo of the type of pillow used