Golden Horseshoe with Draped American Flags, Wonderful Old Carved and Painted Standing Folk Art Frame beautiful pin cushion but I haven't definitively identified

but I haven't definitively identified the studio

though very finely rendered in watercolor by an artist clearly in command of the medium

honey brown calico on one side and red

8 5/8" t x 5 1/2"

The effect of the paint loss on the head is to make the figure appear as if blonde

Golden Horseshoe with Draped American Flags, Wonderful Old Carved and Painted Standing Folk Art Frame beautiful pin cushion but I haven't definitively identifiedThis is a small frame but it feels rather monumental in impact and resolve! It took me a minute to realize those carved drapes inside the horseshoe are painted to represent American flags patriotic banners, with fields of stars at the top, and stripes hanging down. They also look to me a lot like ladies legs to me, such that the whole frame could perhaps be read as a sort of double entendre. All to quite dramatically set the stage for a portrait