Early Miniature Portrait of Mrs. C. Tasker in Original Frame holding hands but it remains very sturdy

but it remains very sturdy and stable and good for housing/carrying things of substantial weight

I am not 100% certain the maker of this piece

Though not easy to photograph (he absorbs all the light

I am especially partial to the King Fisher

with scattered toning/foxing to the board

Early Miniature Portrait of Mrs. C. Tasker in Original Frame holding hands but it remains very sturdyA tricky one to photograph due to the glare from the glass, but imagine our Mrs. C. Tasker, as noted on the back of the frame, as much lovelier in person! Housed in its original frame, I would guess the portrait is American and likely dates to the 1830s 40s. I've become more and more drawn to antique miniature portraits, especially of women, in part for the fact that that they were very soon to give way to early photographs, and for the