"A Persian Lady Enveloped in her Chadre" Early 19th C. Watercolor After (or For?) Sir Robert Ker Porter seascape pyrograph The fishing pole has a

The fishing pole has a little give up and down but not a lot

You could hang it from a nail on the wall near the fridge to both hold your grocery list and open a beer when needed

the Boston-based artist and gallerist at whose estate sale I purchased it

making it especially well suited for the center of the table

and wreath

"A Persian Lady Enveloped in her Chadre" Early 19th C. Watercolor After (or For?) Sir Robert Ker Porter seascape pyrograph The fishing pole has aThis striking image of a Persian (Iranian) woman in "chadre" (chador), beautifully rendered in watercolor, is signed G. (I believe it is G) Shelley, and was executed on laid paper with a 1813 watermark. It is nearly identical to an engraving by Scottish artist, author, diplomat and traveller Sir Robert Ker Porter (17771842), which was included in his Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, Ancient Babylonia, 18171820 published by Longman, Hurst, Rees,