American Flag with 48 X's For Stars, C. 1910 Watercolor School Drawing antique German pottery pitcher Feels heartening to encounter them

Feels heartening to encounter them still blooming 120 years later

and immensity

from “The Carpenter’s Boy” to “Crazy Ann” (driven to madness from the loss of her love to a shipwreck) to William Tell

5 1/2" t x 3 7/8" d and in very good condition

sprawling clubhouse

American Flag with 48 X's For Stars, C. 1910 Watercolor School Drawing antique German pottery pitcher Feels heartening to encounter themI know this flag was painted by a young Edna Mohler found along with a crayoned maple leaf listed separately and dated 1910. I count forty eight "x's" for stars interesting, since Arizona, the 48th, was not added until 1912. So perhaps this was done just a bit later or perhaps Edna was not perfect in her counting! Whatever the case, the X's feel pretty poignant at the moment, and the rich color, and slightly wavering bleeding edges on the stripes,