Curiously Posed Woman with Parasol and Raised Hand, Antique RPPC rick hintz several pages of penmanship practice

several pages of penmanship practice ("quarrelsome people are dangerous companions"--twice for good measure

1885 at lower right

Each post measures 20 7/8" l x 1 1/4" in diameter

stores and a number of other lots in the city

the same must go for bookends

Curiously Posed Woman with Parasol and Raised Hand, Antique RPPC rick hintz several pages of penmanship practiceIt took me quite a while to figure out what was going on in this portrait, which is part of why I like it! At first I thought it was some sort of rod she holds, pointing off to the left but I finally realized it is the handle of a parasol, tipped 90 degrees to its side. (Adding the confusion is what I presume is the rolled cuff of the right sleeve, which looks almost like a brace attached to her arm.) And then this curious gesture she makes with her