Flowers, Urn, Chair, Chaise, Rug, Wonderful 19th Century Watercolor Cutout fraktur rooster It would take someone much

It would take someone much more knowledgable than I to explain all that it rolled into this early- mid 19th century protractor-rule

held in Chicago to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus's landing--which conceivably would be the "fair" at which the painting was executed

from her heart shaped hat to her white tasseled boots

but very little wear at all to the exterior of the spice boxes

in Ulster County

Flowers, Urn, Chair, Chaise, Rug, Wonderful 19th Century Watercolor Cutout fraktur rooster It would take someone muchCompletely charming! I might guess this was painted and cut out in anticipation of mounting in an early scrap book, maybe with a few cutout figures to be positioned as its inhabitants. Or maybe it was intended as the backdrop for a never ending parade of finely dressed handmade paper dolls! I'm not certain, but one can certainly imagine lives unfolding amid this delight of a stage set. Details give a sense of how wonderfully done, right down to this