"Sweet Sixteen" 19th C Graphite Portrait of Young Woman with Ringlets for the vanity and graphite was used to

and graphite was used to detail hair

making a great pattern as the two different grids overlay

At some point it must have been a thing to repurpose old wooden spools this way

though perhaps they've left the actual safari-ing to others

"Sweet Sixteen" 19th C Graphite Portrait of Young Woman with Ringlets for the vanity and graphite was used toThis lovely young woman, with her perfectly arched brows and ringlets and pursed lips, looks to me perhaps not entirely delighted to be the "sweet sixteen" of the hand written title below. Rather, to me, she looks as if she might be at least partially mourning the loss of her childhood. I love this about her, and everything about this portrait really, just right in its original round frame with glass and hanging loop at top. C. 1860s 70s I would