Seductive Peaches, Mid 19th Century Folk Art Pastel in Period Ross & Hatchman, Boston Gilded Frame blue and white ginger jar presumed Civil War era

presumed Civil War era

"Contentment is conducive to health"

one could just decide that she was meant to be tusk-less

A bit of crackling to the white paint on its head on one side

Two original nails attaching one end of the handle to the box have been replaced with screws

Seductive Peaches, Mid 19th Century Folk Art Pastel in Period Ross & Hatchman, Boston Gilded Frame blue and white ginger jar presumed Civil War eraThis somehow feels to me like the Dolly Parton of 19th century pastel folk art still life drawings peaches soft and sweet and all dolled up in this scalloped edge dish, but with darker mauve ish ground lending a sense of depth and complexity, literal and metaphorical!. There is often a certain strangeness to these sorts of 19th c. pastel drawings that draws me, and this one has that quality. Under glass in original period frame, 11 3 8" x 9 7 8"