Fantastic 19th Century Pennsylvania Fraktur Watercolor of Woman in Profile guide to travel abroad This is one of my

This is one of my favorite things ever

with the little circles representing holes in the ice--portals to the underwater world--but rather love that the figures seem more interested in the seals swimming around them

which does seems free from the "cage" but forever tightly trapped

It's the perfect size and shape for an everyday vase

Every sort of bud looks lovely in it

Fantastic 19th Century Pennsylvania Fraktur Watercolor of Woman in Profile guide to travel abroad This is one of myI've become quite obsessed with antique American fraktur style watercolors just like this one, which I understand from the seller came from a notable private Americana collection. The color on this one, done on ruled paper, is just amazing, and as saturated as if it were painted yesterday. And I really love how the pencil drawn lines of her hair are perfectly echoed complemented by the rainbow like painting of her collar, sleeve and scarf (?). Plus