19th C. Graphite School Drawings Lot #4: Cat with Fan, Boat, Eagle's Nest Baptist question book along with criteria for selection

along with criteria for selection

I just think these old fishing floats are such beautiful objects--as forms

but I find it satisfying in the same sort of way

And with their wonderfully specific garments

5 1/4” t x 3 3/4” w  x 2 5/8” d and in excellent condition

19th C. Graphite School Drawings Lot #4: Cat with Fan, Boat, Eagle's Nest Baptist question book along with criteria for selectionAs you surely know by now, nothing delights me more than old drawings, the more naive the better. These are from a larger group of 19th c. graphite drawings I found yesterday at a show in New Hampshire, which I've divided into sets so many fabulous little animals and here one person too! I really love the face on the cat holding her fan, and the proud stoicism of the horse, and especially this pair of eagles protecting their eaglets in the nest! Cat