Hand-painted Cased Photo of Woman in Blue Dress with Cupcake Hat! shaving mirror The original complete set could

The original complete set could either have been for 6 or 8 players

The book plate is from a 1870 French volume I believe titled "Le Ciel" (the Sky)

framed and paned in black paint on one side

It measures 15" from top to bottom along the exterior (raw) edge

Hand-painted Cased Photo of Woman in Blue Dress with Cupcake Hat! shaving mirror The original complete set couldMy favorite thing about this wonderfully hand painted photo portrait is this exuberantly and very painterly painted hat, which looks rather like a white cake with colorful frosting all over it! But the treatment of her dress I think is just right too, with a great folkiness that animates and humanizes her in a wonderful way, and makes what seems like her Sunday best feel all the more special and significant. (And which also makes her feel rather like