Girl with Spools Antique Painting on School Slate marbled I purchased this piece from

I purchased this piece from the estate sale of a former gallerist and great collector on Newbury Street in Boston that included an endless array of wonderful things

though I am not 100% certain as I have not found its exact match

One can slide the weight on the metal balance attached to the arrow to adjust the height of the bait in the water

all over big gray spots

I think pine

Girl with Spools Antique Painting on School Slate marbled I purchased this piece fromI thought this sweet little painting Victorian era, I'd think on an old school slate would make a great gift for an emerging seamstress, or anyone handy with a needle and thread, really. I love how the spool to her left appears to be falling from the sky, like a shooting star, and she reminds me of a waif from Dickens or the like, with this moment signaling her destiny yet to unfold! All of this is made even better by the old gold paint on the wood