C. 1830s Ink and Watercolor Miniature Portrait, E.C Gregg antique expandible wire dress form She actually began writing in

She actually began writing in it January of 1928

I have no information about the subject of this painting

)  Signed by an Ellie Acker

Terrific old creamy white paint with a dark green roof and awning extending over the first level front

and a few breaks in the splint of the body--all as detailed in photos

C. 1830s Ink and Watercolor Miniature Portrait, E.C Gregg antique expandible wire dress form She actually began writing inYou know I love a miniature portrait, but sometimes they start to blur together, so when I I spotted this very specific feeling portrait of a distinctive looking gentleman yesterday at the Papertown show in Boxborough, MA, I jumped on it. (And, at the end of the day, my drive is toward assembling an interesting and lively cast of characters to keep company with!) I believe American, though he looks perhaps French, or maybe even partly Middle Eastern.