Butterflies and Tiny Bugs, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Papago basket with figures and animals the box is painted light

the box is painted light green and divided into two halves

This guy would be less interesting to me without the stains

and some scattered staining to the red tape

white and blue--though to me with a bit of a French spirit to those colors

but these are the real

Butterflies and Tiny Bugs, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Papago basket with figures and animals the box is painted lightThese butterflies I found together with the watercolor of feathers also just listed I am sure done by the same maker, mid 19th century I believe, and certainly feathers and butterfly wings seem all of a piece. Gorgeous detailing on these splendid creatures, flying in every direction, with a few leafy sprigs, a lady bug for good luck, and what I take for a bee and a mosquito, too. Finely rendered in ink and watercolor, lovely. 9 1 2" x 6 3 8" and in