Red Admirals, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Butterflies dog tags it has a groove in

it has a groove in it

no notable warping to the wood

5 7/8" x 3 3/8" and in good condition

I have not touched the wood at all on this piece

a letter dated 1871 on Salem

Red Admirals, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Butterflies dog tags it has a groove inA few last 19th century ink and watercolor butterfly drawings today from a portfolio of half a dozen or so I purchased from a favorite dealer in the Hudson River Valley several weeks ago. This beautiful pair are identified at lower left as Red Admirals, and I must say the wings on them, especially the camouflage mottling of the lower wing of the one at top, make me swoon (see detail photos!) Such wondrous creatures, which this watercolor does a lovely