Cheerful Antique Pansy Painting on Wooden Painter's Palette tabletop objects where she might have been

where she might have been inspired to paint this

and indeed there are a few small holes near the top right edge

and the years 1849 and 1850 appear

and a small crease at the bottom of the page below her right foot

published by the American Sports Publishing Company

Cheerful Antique Pansy Painting on Wooden Painter's Palette tabletop objects where she might have beenJust in time for spring, an antique painting on painter's palette of a proliferation of pansies, typically the first annuals of the year which always feel like a cheery welcome of to me. I really love the folkiness of these particular pansies, which together amount to what feels more like a festive riot than a careful arrangement just right! And someone really cared about either this palette or this painting, as there is a very careful mend (plug) in