Woman at the Sea, Victorian Oil Painting in Gold Frame antique flask as pictured in details

as pictured in details

though my house at least is filled with things monogrammed for other people

Seat with rails at the front

I'd guess the carving dates 1920s-40s

The mother measures 5

Woman at the Sea, Victorian Oil Painting in Gold Frame antique flask as pictured in details(A bit hard to photograph on account of the very gold frame I've shot in two different lights to try to give a sense.) Women at the sea became a popular subject for paintings of the Victorian era books have been written all about why, with reasons ranging from the popularization of belief in the healthfulness and curative powers of the sea and salt air, to deeply rooted associations between women and water fluid(ity) etc. (Relatedly, sea moss