~POLLY JANE REED (1818-18881) / ‘ANYTHING BUT SIMPLE’ / AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM / MANHATTAN, NYC
POLLY JANE REED (1818-1881)
‘LEAF-SHAPED CUTOUT for RUFUS BISHOP’
New Lebanon, New York, 1845
ink & watercolor on paper
(approx. 4 or 5 inches length x 2 inches at widest point )
Miller Collection, Hancock Shaker Village, Massachusetts, 1963.109
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH / artloversnewyork.com
Jan 26, 2025, American Folk Art Museum, NYC. NY.
the tiniest handwriting ever / look at the gradient asterisk detail on the stem !!
and the tiny line work repeats decorating the outline / border.