Baccante dell'Ercolano, Much Handled 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Watercolor wooden board which is handy and for

which is handy and for me just adds to their appeal

I think it's quite possible that the embroidery is older than the pouch itself--a remnant perhaps

It measures 4" long x 3/4" wide x 1 1/4" tall

At the coming of night-tide

My favorite find of the week I think

Baccante dell'Ercolano, Much Handled 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Watercolor wooden board which is handy and forI believe this 19th century Italian gouache watercolor was someone's Grand Tour purchase; some notations in graphite at the top of the paper seem to have recorded the date of purchase and what was paid, but it's a but hard to decipher. (I think maybe the year of purchase was 1895, though I believe the painting is likely a bit older than that.) This allegorical "baccante" (follower of Bacchus) with basket on her head (filled with grapes I believe) and