Mournful Woman in White, Damaged But Marvelous Early Portrait Miniature Box vintage pacakging which makes me think either

which makes me think either he was a sign maker

The sculpture features two narwhal--the larger presumably a male

14 1/4" x 13 1/8" framed

and the pride of her mother

Mournful Woman in White, Damaged But Marvelous Early Portrait Miniature Box vintage pacakging which makes me think eitherHER! I purchased this from an auction right near me in Gloucester, MA; I actually don't buy much at auctions but I became am obsessed with her. Look closely and there is an urn partially visible to her right, which combined with everything else about her, really certainly seems to indicate that our young subject is in mourning. And, painted on a box carved of ivory, perhaps she mourns a young husband lost at sea. I believe American, very late 18th