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Large Folk Art Painting, Ca. 1831

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Large Folk Art Painting, Ca. 1831
Folk Art Double Portrait oil painting on canvas of mother & child; signed and dated "1831" at lower left corner; artist's name illegible; bold folk portrait; probably Pennsylvania; the seated woman is wearing a pleated red dress & white lace blouse which is set with a rectangular broach; her head is half-covered with a lace bonnet which is exaggeratedly decorated at each side with large colonial flowers; a young child is seated on the woman's lap; child is wearing a lace trimmed dress in shades of dark green; child is wearing leather booties; background is green; in "as found" condition with tearing, paint loss and craquelure; loose on original stretcher; overall dirty.