C. 1860s Geo. Scardefield Advertising Promotional Gold Leaf (Squirrel Hair) Brush crandall's antique toys I would guess this sensitive

I would guess this sensitive portrait dates to the mid 19th century or so

Similar in form but a study in contrasts in almost every other regard

paper is bright and clean

She's in excellent vintage condition (shot here at 2x magnification

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C. 1860s Geo. Scardefield Advertising Promotional Gold Leaf (Squirrel Hair) Brush crandall's antique toys I would guess this sensitiveI'm pretty certain the bristles here are squirrel hair, which continue to be used for applying gold leaf today. Established in 1833, George Scarderfield's at 335 W. 16th in Manhattan was "a dealer in all gilder's materials" which one would think would have made them quite successful as the century went on, as people really loved gold leafing things, but I can find no record of the business (Admittedly I have not dug very deeply.) In any event, quite a