Wilson's Albany Strawberries, 19th Century Hand-Stenciled and Hand-painted Horticultural Salesman Sample Print save the wood Really all quite beautifully done

Really all quite beautifully done

I found these both digging through one old box

or perhaps by a couple of different makers

with precisely carved points around the perimeter of each dial making it look like a sun

I found one smaller example out there dated late 19th/early 20th century and would guess this one is not much off the latter

Wilson's Albany Strawberries, 19th Century Hand-Stenciled and Hand-painted Horticultural Salesman Sample Print save the wood Really all quite beautifully doneJust in time for strawberry season, and a very juicy looking bunch! I've had a few examples of this sort before (including some Empire State grapes listed last week) created, by hand, using stencils and watercolor, for a salesman sample type horticultural specimen catalogue. The way the leaves were done here is typical of these, but the red of the berries themselves here is unusually thick and lush just perfect for rendering strawberries. With ink