A Mid-19thC European School Oval Oil on Board Portrait of a Lady sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Of a much better quality

Of a much better quality than modern equivalents and with vintage flags being so desirable at this present time

and is still made today but now

A decorative call to arms if ever there was one

The stay busk is a single stiff wooden or ivory busk that was inserted into a pocket down the closed center front of a ladies corset for support

the theme is a perhaps a crossover from Christian and much older animalistic beliefs

A Mid-19thC European School Oval Oil on Board Portrait of a Lady sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Of a much better qualityOrigin: European Period: Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 70 Canvas Height: 8 inches Canvas Width: 6. 25 inches In Frame: 13. 75 x 10. 5 inches The well depicted three quarter depiction on board of a young to middle aged lady in a neutral contemplative pose survives from the first half of the nineteenth century and is presented in its original carved & gilt painted softwood frame depicting large birds and floral pierced