Spencerian Portrait of a Woman with Folded Hands c. 1880s handwritten finely executed by a Caroline

finely executed by a Caroline Waldimand (or perhaps Haldimand)

This curious character is an antique Japanese porcelain Daruma figure

I would think they were the real thing

Dominoes measure 1 3/4" l x 13/16" w x 7/16" thick

Spencerian Portrait of a Woman with Folded Hands c. 1880s handwritten finely executed by a CarolineHoly moly, Im not sure Ive ever seen a more beautiful detail that the interlocking fingers of this womans hands, framed by these gorgeous banded cuffs and calligraphic swoops and swirls all around. Perfection. I personally really love the tension between the calligraphic perfection of her dress and arms and cloak and the slight awkwardness of her face, too, which shows a bit of a wider silhouette for her hairstyle in pencil and an earlier attempt at