Woman in Pink, 19th C. Hand-painted Portrait Snuff Box antique American portrait Some wear around the edges

Some wear around the edges and on her right flipper

I have included a photo

with lovingly jointed corners

The bulb at the end of the handle is bakelite

Woman in Pink, 19th C. Hand-painted Portrait Snuff Box antique American portrait Some wear around the edgesI love the history of gestures and body language as a vocabulary, and while much is lost on me, I've certainly seen many a pretty young woman portrayed with this raised hand gesture which, together with her deep blush and the bright yellow bow just below her corseted waist, signals both modesty and beckoning at the same time. Quite a vision in pink! Mid 19th c. I believe, finely hand painted, black lacquered snuff box. 3 1 2" x 2 1 4" x 15 16" t. Box