Charming antique folk art portrait depicting a young girl standing in a formal period dress with bonnet, red sash, and red shoes, holding a small dark object at her waist. The work is executed in oil on canvas with a naïve, provincial quality, set against a dark background and housed in an old black-painted wooden frame with decorative gilt edging. The canvas shows age-related craquelure, surface wear, darkening, and scattered abrasions consistent with age, while the frame has losses, rubbing, and wear throughout. The reverse shows an older stretcher and backing with hanging wire attached. A decorative and characterful 19th-century-style folk portrait, appealing for collectors of Americana, primitive portraiture, antique children’s portraits, and early decorative wall art. Approx. frame size (in): 27.5 x 19.25 x 1, Approx painting size (in): 23.5 x 15.5.