Naive 19th C Pennsylvania Watercolor Drawing of Civil War Soldiers With Swords swan-shaped with light aging to the

with light aging to the copper and some rusting/scratching to the tin

well worn but in great shape structurally

1940s I believe

There is not a whole lot out there about her

it feels substantial

Naive 19th C Pennsylvania Watercolor Drawing of Civil War Soldiers With Swords swan-shaped with light aging to theI never hesitate when I find 19th c watercolor drawings like this, likely done by a school child the combination of grace and awkwardness and immediacy, together with the use of color, just makes my heart ache. I found this, and another I am listing by the same person I believe, in Lancaster County, PA, and am pretty certain that is around where they originated. Most typically one finds these cut into smaller bits; rarer to find the complete original