Lovely Late 19th C. Relief Carved Portrait of Young Woman with Drop Earrings one of a kind textile This a just a miniature

This a just a miniature

I did a quick pass on it with silver polish and it shined up easily

Old vertical fold line down the center

which I personally think just add to its wonderful character

super smooth from age and wear

Lovely Late 19th C. Relief Carved Portrait of Young Woman with Drop Earrings one of a kind textile This a just a miniaturePhotos do this no justice, though details give a better sense. A real beauty of a relief carved portrait I'd say, quite sensitively done, and with a great deal of care and labor invested in her profuse pile of what I believe would be described as fringed and crimped bangs. The warm dry wood patina here contributes to giving a blush to her cheeks and neck just behind her ear, making her feel all the more full of life and I just love how her earlobe is