Fine Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Stunning Woman by Charles H. Kingsmore c. 1858. In original period oval heavy gold gesso frame with alternating thumbprint, and laurel leaf band border. In frame 32"x38"x3". Weight approximately 22 pds. Restoration above head and hair. Charles H. Kingsmore was a portrait painter and photographer living and working in Newberry SC. Before the Civil War Kingmore painted portraits and produced photographs in his Newberry Studio over Hunt & Brothers store on the south side of the public square. He reopened his studio after the war and advertised that he was "Prepared to take Ambrotypes and Photographs" and that he would also visit the country or neighboring towns to paint portraits. He also painted a portrait of South Carolina Governor William Henry Gist's daughter. Ellen Douglas Gist. PROVENANCE: Edwin Moore Brogdon, PhD, collection. Dr. Brogdon was the owner of Brogdon Manor, a stately plantation home, located in the Brogdon Community, near Sumter, SC. The home was built in 1898 by his grandfather William Turner Brogdon. The Brogdon community was comprised of a local country store, cotton gin, sawmill and dairy. William Turner Brogdon was one of the largest planters in Sumter and Clarendon counties at the end of the 19th century.***Pickup only or Shipping on this item offered through Outward Bound 413-854-3676, Laneys Ship & Haul 256-770-5750, Pak Mail 843-849-0310 - info@charlestonshipping.com. The UPS store 843-202-0141 - store6478@theupsstore.com or locally AJ Williams & Sons 843-442-0462. Contact us for a list of more shippers or contact your own choice of shipper directly.****

good, professionally restored, above head and hair