Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed tin bakers cup and feel in the hand

and feel in the hand

which has held on more on the slats of the long sides than the short ones

and scalloped edges everywhere

8 1/8" t x 6 7/8" w and in good condition

Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed tin bakers cup and feel in the handSince finding a few late 18th century Shaw & Nodder engravings that had been marvelously enhanced by a second round of hand coloring at a slightly later date, I think I've been paying extra attention to how the hand coloring of prints can transform them quite dramatically. This is not a notable print by any means, but the watercoloring on it, specifically that blue, is fantastic, and makes it feel much more like a painting that a print. Feels like