19th C. Bird with "Good News" Banner, Hand-colored Etching Compliments Card handmade book cover but it is such a

but it is such a lovely thing I think probably better to hang indoors--it just needs a simple hanger added to the back or a few small nails to rest on

7 1/4" x 5 1/4"

which keeps making me think of him as an ever-ready baseball catcher

and into which they fit perfectly

This horse certainly shows its history of use

19th C. Bird with "Good News" Banner, Hand-colored Etching Compliments Card handmade book cover but it is such aA little thing, but really a beauty, which I believe dates to the 1860s or so. I'd love to know what the good news was that Julia E. Day who signed it in pencil at lower right was delivering! I believe it is an etching rather than a drawing, very carefully hand colored with watercolors. This would be really lovely framed and would make a great gift to for many happy occasions! 2 5 8" x 1 9 16". Light age toning staining around the edges; overall very