Continental School (18th century), Portrait of a Woman with Pearl Necklace

Oil on canvas laid on Masonite, unsigned, inscribed to verso with note that the painting was restored in 1951, presented in a later gilt frame.

Frame dimensions 36 x 31 1/2 in.

Private Collection, New Bern, North Carolina

Over-cleaned; abrasion to surface above sitter's head; stable craquelure; scattered retouch visible under UV light.