Many Faces in Profile, Wonderful c. 1880s Naive Graphite Drawing, with Inked Cow on Reverse! match stick tramp box where it lived for a

where it lived for a long time

maybe filled with a few bags of dried beans just waiting to be cooked

and so was thrilled to recently find a portfolio of seven of them

beekeepers would make a bee box such as this one to catch bees

with minor edge wear

Many Faces in Profile, Wonderful c. 1880s Naive Graphite Drawing, with Inked Cow on Reverse! match stick tramp box where it lived for aThis one I found loose in a falling apart late 1870s early 80s sketchbook found in Pennsylvania, definitely of the place. There were some much more polished drawings in the sketchbook, like the ink drawing of a cow on reverse of this one, but I always favor the loose, offhanded ones happy and imaginative departures from the drawing lessons at hand. Just my sort of doodling. 10 7 8" x 8 13 16". Creasing and some darkening to the top and bottom left far