Flag, Cross, Ships and Spectators, 19th C. Ink Drawing on Paper sailors whimsy bottle when they were produced

when they were produced

but just enhancing its sense of objecthood a bit

but as this one shows some loss to the enamel (looking a bit like a snaking trail of glitter)

So many contexts in which this one would be good

This little vase is just big enough for a few stems (a couple of sprigs of red berries would be perfect in it right now)

Flag, Cross, Ships and Spectators, 19th C. Ink Drawing on Paper sailors whimsy bottle when they were producedA super moody and rather gothic feeling 19th c. ink drawing on paper, with tilted cross atop this lookout platform seeming to me either to forbode a coming disaster or to mourn one having recently occurred. I love the row of tiny figures in their various hats arranged under the waving flag, and how the lighthouse on peninsula in the distance partially blocks a view of a tall ship behind. Picturesque seascapes are lovely, but this drawing, to me at