Miniature Early 19th Century Pencil Sketch of Girl with Doll ring toy with some age on it

with some age on it I believe

were used to store ingredients needed for betel chewing

with wonderful little pointy ears and a really charming face detailed with black paint on the eyes

I think its just terrific

or to fill with a couple of little treasures and give as a gift basket

Miniature Early 19th Century Pencil Sketch of Girl with Doll ring toy with some age on itThis is one of a handful of to my eye completely charming miniature drawings I purchased together, dating to the first or second quarter of the 19th Century, and though likely to be of Virginia origin. It's tiny, but what a lot of wonderful detail and patten is packed in! The gesture of this girl proudly raising her doll kills me, and then this shelf packed with other little dolls and doll house furniture amazing! 1 13 16" x 2 3 16" and in excellent