Blushing Young Woman in White with Tiny Dog, Marvelous Early 19th Century Painting on Tin vintage 1930s indicating open or closed hours

indicating open or closed hours

licked by flames--and perhaps the raison d'etre for the painting

and I guess the pair of wonderfully snake-like recessed forms at the top represent hooks or perhaps clasps that would have been forged on it

with a few small scuffs on one side

shining like gold and feeling ready to announce the arrival of the circus

Blushing Young Woman in White with Tiny Dog, Marvelous Early 19th Century Painting on Tin vintage 1930s indicating open or closed hoursShe's a dream and her little dog is too. Early 19th century continental European I believe, oil on tin. Feels all about the cusp of womanhood to me, a high blush on this young woman's cheeks as she turns her to meet the gaze of the viewer, showing a little leg as she does. And this little dog peeking out behind her skirt, looking some mix of eager and anxious, one assumes a metaphor for her state of being too. Details give a good sense, with light