SOLD Young Woman in Blue and Lavender with Bonnet, Small Framed 1830s Ink and Watercolor old slate and the only hardware anywhere

and the only hardware anywhere are tiny brass nails securing the chip carved layers

but papier mache box itself in generally good and sturdy shape with only minor rim loss

but not tiny: 4" t x 3 5/8" w x 3/4" d

played with

beautifully crafted hand-thrown studio pottery platter decorated with a hand-painted design in blue

SOLD Young Woman in Blue and Lavender with Bonnet, Small Framed 1830s Ink and Watercolor old slate and the only hardware anywhereI seem to have a particular penchant for folk watercolors dating the 1830s or so, as this one does just my brand of naivete, I guess. Absent a staff, I don't guess that she was meant to represent Bo Peep herself (earliest printed version of the rhyme in 1810, London), though she's just how I would imagine her! Ink and watercolor, looks I think like laid paper, with very old fold lines as evident. 5 1 16" x 3 3 8", under glass in simple antique wooden