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Snowman Cometh liked Figtree3's post in the thread 100% Hand Painted or Hand Tinted Over an Image.

I found a couple of articles about tinted photos on ceramic items. Here is a link to one of them....

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I was told this is a little boy.

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100% Hand Painted or Hand Tinted Over an Image

I do not own this. But, it is excellent. They are selling it as a hand painted portrait. It's so perfect, I believe it's an image on...

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Snowman Cometh replied to the thread Miniature Portrait Date?.

Imagine walking around the house dressed like that all day long, in the summer. In the winter, you'd stay warm. 1850s - 60s... It's a...

Snowman Cometh liked evelyb30's post in the thread Miniature Portrait Date?.

The chin beard would help date it too if someone knows beards.

Snowman Cometh liked Debora's post in the thread Miniature Portrait Date?.

A "chinstrap." Popular in the 1850s. Debora

Snowman Cometh liked Debora's post in the thread Miniature Portrait Date?.

He could even be a tad earlier with the lank hair and those side curls. Here's Bulwer-Lytton in the 1840s with similar tie pin and...

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Thank you. The back is nothing special. No hair or anything. I would love to know who this is and who painted it. It might be on the...

Snowman Cometh liked Debora's post in the thread Miniature Portrait Date?.

At a guess, I'd think he was 1850s or a tad later based on the frock coat with the high collar and wide lapels, matching vest and puff...

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Miniature Portrait Date?

I was told you can give a rough estimate of a date by the clothing the person is wearing. Can anyone tell? I was told it's 1800s. It...

Forum: Art