Early American Folk Art Miniature Portrait of Young Man with Mullet wooden shelf with drawer so as to be useable

so as to be useable right away as a frame

On the reverse side of the hemmed bottom edge Elsie embroidered "Miss" then wrote the rest of her name

with a few light stains and mild edge toning

and it seems likely that's where it originated

8 1/4” tall x 5 1/2” wide

Early American Folk Art Miniature Portrait of Young Man with Mullet wooden shelf with drawer so as to be useableThis 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