Lavender Petals, Ochre Stem, Wonderful 19th C. Pennsylvania Schoolgirl Watercolor simple old watch holder 15" l x 7 1/2"

15" l x 7 1/2" w x 8" t

including for the men and women standing around with hoes in their hands (and pink and yellow striped piles of hay) makes me purely happy

Some fading to the ink due to age but all remain very readable

With nicely done ears and hand especially

to be taken down and played with on a rainy day

Lavender Petals, Ochre Stem, Wonderful 19th C. Pennsylvania Schoolgirl Watercolor simple old watch holder 15" l x 7 1/2"Of all the things found in the last two weeks, this one feels to me the dearest at the moment. 19th century, likely done by a school girl, probably in Pennsylvania, watercolor on lined paper. A flower that also looks like a figure wearing a skirt, with ochre leaves looking both like pears and like boxing gloves, and a pointed end, roots, like a carrot, or a blade, or a ballerina on point. Looks a bit like an ice cream cone too. Layers of life and