Early American Folk Art Miniature Portrait of Young Man with Mullet shell art And then perhaps best of

And then perhaps best of all

6 1/2" x 4 1/4"

otherwise great vintage condition

though I can find no other example of this out there anywhere

aided by the fact that she was carved from one block very solidly

Early American Folk Art Miniature Portrait of Young Man with Mullet shell art And then perhaps best ofThis folk art miniature watercolor portrait I believe is American, and based on the hairstyle and the manner of the painting I believe likely dates to the first quarter of the 19th century. (Included in photos is a c. 1795 portrait of a very similar looking gentleman by American itinerant folk artist John Brewster, who painted portraits around New England during that period.) I fell in love with this one for its folkiness, and for that hair (!), and