Antique Frontier Scene (?) Watercolor in Period Gilded Frame 1980s vase There are holes at the

There are holes at the ends of the arms which could also be threaded to hang

with a backing page behind it dating it to 1840

and very usable still for keeping lists of all sorts of things

6 1/2" long x 3 1/2" deep x 4" tall

and when you squeeze the handle

Antique Frontier Scene (?) Watercolor in Period Gilded Frame 1980s vase There are holes at theI'm not entirely certain what is going on in this evocative little watercolor, but I really really love it, with its big dark sky enveloping what looks like a western frontier structure to me, and cowboy looking figures standing next to what I assume is a fire. Considered together with the deer watercolor surely by the same artist, which I just listed, my guess might be that these were done as first hand sketches out west, late 19th century or so,