SOLD Young Woman in Blue and Lavender with Bonnet, Small Framed 1830s Ink and Watercolor vintage mold hinges good

hinges good

and it appears

) I understand from the seller that this was found in a 1840's book in the attic of a very old estate--I love the image of that discovery

one bum knee

done in parts with a dotted line rather than a solid one

SOLD Young Woman in Blue and Lavender with Bonnet, Small Framed 1830s Ink and Watercolor vintage mold hinges goodI seem to have a particular penchant for folk watercolors dating the 1830s or so, as this one does just my brand of naivete, I guess. Absent a staff, I don't guess that she was meant to represent Bo Peep herself (earliest printed version of the rhyme in 1810, London), though she's just how I would imagine her! Ink and watercolor, looks I think like laid paper, with very old fold lines as evident. 5 1 16" x 3 3 8", under glass in simple antique wooden