Early American Folk Art Miniature Portrait of Young Man with Mullet wooden shelf with drawer with a little roughness around

with a little roughness around the brim of his hat

8 1/4” tall x 5 1/2” wide

once on the exterior and once on the interior appears a larger figure on the lower half

1930 and never used

and it seems likely that's where it originated

Early American Folk Art Miniature Portrait of Young Man with Mullet wooden shelf with drawer with a little roughness aroundThis folk art miniature watercolor portrait I believe is American, and based on the hairstyle and the manner of the painting I believe likely dates to the first quarter of the 19th century. (Included in photos is a c. 1795 portrait of a very similar looking gentleman by American itinerant folk artist John Brewster, who painted portraits around New England during that period.) I fell in love with this one for its folkiness, and for that hair (!), and