c. 1830s, Very Rare Osborne's Superfine American Watercolors Travel Set old marbles 5 1/2 wide x 3

5 1/2 wide  x 3 1/2 deep x 2 3/4" tall

The set is complete

There is another uncompleted pencil drawing on reverse

adjusting their hats

c. 1830s, Very Rare Osborne's Superfine American Watercolors Travel Set old marbles 5 1/2 wide x 3I keep my eyes peeled for early watercolor sets, but the prices on these tend to be way beyond me and the early American sets even more precious than English ones. I lucked out with this, which is a rare, very beautiful c. 1830s Osborne Superfine travel set sometimes called a "toy set" I believe, due to the diminuative size of the paint cakes. Osborne was one of the few 19th century American makers of artists paint, earning renown for especially vivid