Early Miniature Portrait of Mrs. C. Tasker in Original Frame holding hands Though not easy to photograph

Though not easy to photograph (he absorbs all the light

I really love the idea that he was living simultaneously by two names--early American bi-culturalism

which extend out 5/8" and are sturdily screwed in

with light wear and aging to top

disappointment

Early Miniature Portrait of Mrs. C. Tasker in Original Frame holding hands Though not easy to photographA 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