Wonderful Antique Graphite Portrait of Man with Blue Eyes and Beard, Fenced Above Elbows! fuctional serving as a sort of

serving as a sort of winder

Striker worn very smooth

A number of drawings included

including a combination of white tape and hand-stitching

a handful with real laces--and several of the original boxes they came in

Wonderful Antique Graphite Portrait of Man with Blue Eyes and Beard, Fenced Above Elbows! fuctional serving as a sort ofThe more time I spend with this folk portrait, American c. 1880s I believe, the more I love it. Looking closely, it appears that there is just a very subtle bit of pale blue used for the irises of his eyes. And this wonderful care given to the brushy hairs of his beard. And this very sweet little bowtie. But what really makes if for me are the curlicue lines encircling his arms and demarcating the bottom edge of the drawing evincing a barbed wire