Two Figures, Marvelous c. 1880s Schoolgirl Fraktur Style Watercolor, Framed THE CYCLOPAEDIA or Universal Dictionary of Arts I'm a complete sucker for

I'm a complete sucker for a handmade toy boat

falling out and away

This wonderful thing

This little one shows a bit of loss on one side

And what a beauty of a big red "blank book

Two Figures, Marvelous c. 1880s Schoolgirl Fraktur Style Watercolor, Framed THE CYCLOPAEDIA or Universal Dictionary of Arts I'm a complete sucker forAmong my very favorite Pennsylvania finds, this one came out a late 1870s early 80s sketchbook that was very much falling apart, so I extricated it. And it's about as pure an embodiment of the sort of drawing watercolor I love as anything could be. I might guess it was inspired by a Fraktur wedding certificate, but don't know for sure certainly I would call it a fraktur style schoolgirl (or schoolboy) watercolor drawing, of the Pennsylvania folk