Vintage Framed Miniature Portrait Print of an Unknown Lady by Thomas Hargreaves restaurant There is crazing throughout on

There is crazing throughout on both sides

And as is the case with many beloved antique platters that were part of a century's worth of food festivities

In the 1920's and 1930's Asian advertising was highly influenced by the glamorous graphic designs of the Western world including the American film industry and sophisticated fashion cities like Shanghai

- Stamped with the Nippon hand painted mark featuring the green crown

but they also boasted a female founder

Vintage Framed Miniature Portrait Print of an Unknown Lady by Thomas Hargreaves restaurant There is crazing throughout on{HISTORY} Like a heroine straight out of a historical romance novel, this beautiful framed miniature print features the portrait of an unknown woman painted by Thomas Hargreaves sometime between the late 18th century and the early 19th century. Thomas Hargreaves (1774 1847) also sometimes spelled Hargraves, was a well known miniature portrait painter living and working in 19th century Liverpool, England. Thomas started his artistic career by studying