Balancing: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing antique american primitive I believe was made to

I believe was made to as a case for a clock or pocket watch

I believe these old flags were likely used for semaphore rather than as stand alone signal flags since they are a matching pair

with a little minor staining/browning here and there

which really set off the red of the boat itself

but also speaking to issues inherent to shifts in modes of communication more generally

Balancing: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing antique american primitive I believe was made toThis came out of a large c. 1870s century folio filled with all sorts of things, including a whole notebook of geometric perspective drawings, listed separately, and an assortment of handwritten notes on everything from wax flower making to casting. Included were a handful of single pages with perspective drawings and notes and then two graphite drawings of a different ilk, this and a second also listed, each featuring four related vignettes; here it