C. 1830s Ink and Watercolor Miniature Portrait, E.C Gregg pocket match holder I like to think the

I like to think the maker of this made one for every month of the year--and I wish I had them all

14 3/4" x 11 1/4"

Box measures 4" x 2 3/4" x 3/4"

I've found a few other carved antler mushrooms

These were covered with protective yellow translucent films

C. 1830s Ink and Watercolor Miniature Portrait, E.C Gregg pocket match holder I like to think theYou know I love a miniature portrait, but sometimes they start to blur together, so when I I spotted this very specific feeling portrait of a distinctive looking gentleman yesterday at the Papertown show in Boxborough, MA, I jumped on it. (And, at the end of the day, my drive is toward assembling an interesting and lively cast of characters to keep company with!) I believe American, though he looks perhaps French, or maybe even partly Middle Eastern.