SOLD Young Woman in Blue and Lavender with Bonnet, Small Framed 1830s Ink and Watercolor old slate squarely wrapped in what was

squarely wrapped in what was once I imagine bright red

which is screwed into the base

Good condition with old paper on the reverse and string for hanging

I love a portrait of a man with a cat in his lap

and the only hardware anywhere are tiny brass nails securing the chip carved layers

SOLD Young Woman in Blue and Lavender with Bonnet, Small Framed 1830s Ink and Watercolor old slate squarely wrapped in what wasI seem to have a particular penchant for folk watercolors dating the 1830s or so, as this one does just my brand of naivete, I guess. Absent a staff, I don't guess that she was meant to represent Bo Peep herself (earliest printed version of the rhyme in 1810, London), though she's just how I would imagine her! Ink and watercolor, looks I think like laid paper, with very old fold lines as evident. 5 1 16" x 3 3 8", under glass in simple antique wooden