Fine Mid-1880s British Watercolor of Boy and His Beloved Dog primitive pencil box The box measures 5 3/4

The box measures 5 3/4 square and 1 5/8" tall

broken remnants of artifacts and scraps of ancient textiles often litter the burial grounds today

but there are some larger and smaller

which guarded Mobile Bay

I've taken to ordering new listings via a free association process--hence I'm listing these handmade tree stump candleholders following a carving of Abe Lincoln

Fine Mid-1880s British Watercolor of Boy and His Beloved Dog primitive pencil box The box measures 5 3/4I've got a special weakness for renderings of children with their beloved pets, and it took me all of two seconds to purchase this one from a seller in England when I saw it. Quite finely done, at first glance one might almost think it a print, but it's a watercolor indeed, unsigned but dating to the mid 19th century I know. The treatment of the dog I think is especially terrific, with its shaggy hair given intensive attention, but it's that white paw