ANTIQUE circa 1850s PERIOD AMERICAN NEW ENGLAND FOLK ART PORTRAIT w/PUFFY DRESS. This is an antique circa 1850s American folk art portrait from the New England area. It is an oil on board and measures approx. 28.75 x 24.25 inches. The frame is a period American Empire frame and measures approx. 34.5 x 30.5 inches. I believe the board it is painted on is pine or poplar wood. The painting is definitely in that Folk art style with a black puffy dress similar to such artists as Erastus Salisbury Field, Asahel Powers, Milton Hopkins, Ami Phillips, Sheldon Peck and many others from that period. The painting has definitely been cleaned and touched up at one time so it is not the original untouched finish. If you look very close along the top border on front there definitely might be a name and date of around 1850s which is barely visible and i think was affected when it was cleaned and touched up, i tried to make out the name but i could not, it is very difficult to picture. The frame is a fabulous Empire New England or New York frame that you see on the autehntic period portraits. All items must be paid within 10 days. There are a couple of companies i can recommened who both have websites with price-quote pages that are easy to fill out. Over that time period we have tried to offer a wide range of quality items. We sell everything from Paintings, Lamps, Clocks, Sculptures, Collectables and much much more. If i did not respond please try again because sometimes emails do get missed. Auctiva Offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. Auctiva gets you noticed! Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “ANTIQUE circa 1850s PERIOD AMERICAN NEW ENGLAND FOLK ART PORTRAIT withPUFFY DRESS” is in sale since Thursday, September 28, 2017. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “barleyneckusa” and is located in Orleans, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped worldwide.