Woman in Spectacles (Who is Also a Slide and a Shelf), 19th Century Naive Ink Drawing in Chippy Painted Period Frame antique Boston photos where its has lived a

where its has lived a long time

I presume for stamping a round pie box or else curved signage

but I'm pretty certain that they're actually meant to represent soldiers

but I think are all mostly or all wood stained in different shades

On the underside of the cup is a patent date of Feb 23

Woman in Spectacles (Who is Also a Slide and a Shelf), 19th Century Naive Ink Drawing in Chippy Painted Period Frame antique Boston photos where its has lived aI am already mourning the departure of this one, but perhaps no one else will appreciate it as I do and it will stay in my hands! Just a small drawing, black and blue ink on ruled paper, likely found in school notebook, mid 19th century or so but for me embodying precisely why I love drawings above all else: a whole world brought to life through a few lines. I might guess that this woman, pointy nose and spectacles (with wires wrapping wonderfully