Woman at the Sea, Victorian Oil Painting in Gold Frame antique flask and 15 1/2" across (I

and 15 1/2" across (I measured nose to raw edge when folded: 7 3/4" on each side

I didn't know when I found him (at the estate of a widely-collecting world traveler from Gloucester

I'd guess the carving dates 1920s-40s

Seat with rails at the front

though my house at least is filled with things monogrammed for other people

Woman at the Sea, Victorian Oil Painting in Gold Frame antique flask and 15 1/2" across (I(A bit hard to photograph on account of the very gold frame I've shot in two different lights to try to give a sense.) Women at the sea became a popular subject for paintings of the Victorian era books have been written all about why, with reasons ranging from the popularization of belief in the healthfulness and curative powers of the sea and salt air, to deeply rooted associations between women and water fluid(ity) etc. (Relatedly, sea moss