Charming Framed Schoolgirl Drawing of Fashionable Ladies, c. 1870-80s country craft 4" wide x 2 1/4"

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

that runs though the body

And a surprise painting/drawing of a girl on reverse

and really love the specificity of its intent: to accommodate a full set of twelve utensils

Charming Framed Schoolgirl Drawing of Fashionable Ladies, c. 1870-80s country craft 4" wide x 2 1/4"This naive watercolor was clearly inspired by a popular print of the day showing the latest Parisian fashions, and, done on faintly ruled paper, I I believe was likely done by a schoolgirl (who was surely fantasizing about Paris and fine dresses and she painted it!) In addition to the fabulous dresses and, especially, hats, I love how this killer lapis blue plays off the more subdued shades of brown (now; the darker brown was surely once black.) Plus