Miss Taylor as Jose Speckhaber Wearing Rainbow Ribbons, Charles Schoettel Attributed c. 1840s Watercolor Portrait antique boxed blocks Signed (incised) in syllabics on

Signed (incised) in syllabics on the underside and dated 1990 I believe

with a wire loop  at top for wearing as a pendant—and he has a definite protector sort of a feel to me

and clearly one guilty of some sins

The stuffing feels like more like grain than soft stuffing --no scent to it

an art connected to small devotional images which had its origin in France in the 13th century and similarly incorporated the use of paper lace and other embellishment

Miss Taylor as Jose Speckhaber Wearing Rainbow Ribbons, Charles Schoettel Attributed c. 1840s Watercolor Portrait antique boxed blocks Signed (incised) in syllabics onIt took me a bit to realize this theatrical watercolor portrait depicts a woman "Miss Taylor" as noted in the caption, portraying a male character, "Jose Speckhaber" it looks to read, though I haven't been able to place the opera, the name of which is a bit hard from me at least to decipher. (Arnotis ???} Certainly women portraying male characters, and vice verse, was not uncommon, but it does make the wonderful rainbow colored ribbons on this costume