1848 Handwritten Ledger Page with Fraktur Watercolor Bird, in Period Grain Painted Frame old wooden palette rainbow colored line with a

rainbow colored line with a wire center (I think maybe a waxed braided nylon)--which I must say is pretty gorgeous wound just as it is

Wear and some small losses long the edges

though I don't think I personally would do a thing

At the center is this wonderful raised appliquéd woman holding a scythe

and continues to operate today in Boothbay

1848 Handwritten Ledger Page with Fraktur Watercolor Bird, in Period Grain Painted Frame old wooden palette rainbow colored line with aThis bird! It tweeted to me directly, refusing to let me leave it behind! And what a marvelous bird it is, pencil drawn then painted in super bright pink and yellow, with blue spots on the wings and for tail feathers. Its open beak points up toward the accounting of a William Glendining dated July 11, 1848, with amounts due for services including taking in wheat, cutting oats, and thrashing; costs for items including oats, cider, potatoes, various