19th C. Diminutive Portrait of Lovely Young Woman in Rose on Tin in Repousse Frame place for hanging keys Signed at lower left and

Signed at lower left and also on reverse

6 1/4" l x 2 7/8 " t x 7/8" thick and in very good vintage condition

perhaps inspired by the style of Creative Playthings toys and similar

There is also some wear to the silver rim around the eye

And while I have mostly photographed it outside the frame

19th C. Diminutive Portrait of Lovely Young Woman in Rose on Tin in Repousse Frame place for hanging keys Signed at lower left andSo many charming 19th c. portrait paintings of lovely ladies to admire, this young woman in rose and cream very finely painted on tin, though she looks as if she might might have as easily landed on the lid of a snuff box. Wonderful details, wonderful face, clearly posed and poised to delight. In what I believe is likely the frame where she has always lived, to which the tin is tacked in the corners by tiny tails, then backed by board. I believe 1840s