Early, Small Floral Theorem on Velvet in Period Frame with Gold Mat waxed canvas Wonderfully folky and very charming

Wonderfully folky and very charming I think

I know this lived in the collection of the dealer I purchased it from for some 30 years or so

Lufkin was his business partner

and the shape and size of the bowl

Early, Small Floral Theorem on Velvet in Period Frame with Gold Mat waxed canvas Wonderfully folky and very charmingI rarely come across a small early 19th century theorem painting on velvet (usually they are larger) or one with a period gold mat, and for me it is the combination of scale and mat and frame together with the floral painting (with dogwood and bleeding hearts among those blooms) that makes this one a gem. I think it is of the sort to hang in a cozy corner next to a good reading chair it feels very warm, and also a bit moody, and especially at home