Woman with Jugs and Fish, Early 19th Century Watercolor Portrait carved match holder near where candles would have

near where candles would have been burned I believe

where damage from earthquakes is quite a rare event

and this puffin is so similar in manner I am nearly certain it is Grenfell Mission as well

12 3/4" long x 4 1/2" wide x 1 3/4 deep and in perfectly worn condition

loaded with character and also with a certain sophistication about it

Woman with Jugs and Fish, Early 19th Century Watercolor Portrait carved match holder near where candles would haveThis I know was found inside the pages of an early 19th century Bible. How long it lived there I am not sure, but I believe dates to the 1820s or 30s. What I love most is the treatment of that fish and her hand as she grips the basket that holds it along with some greens poking out at the other end. She's got her hands full! A pretty terrific face, too, especially those eyebrows. The picture of a hard working woman juggling all of the things. A nice