19th C. Theorem Watercolor Roses and Butterflies in Great Period Frame vintage watercolor painting and an unglazed area around

and an unglazed area around it making it feel as if its slithering through the sand

making it a very early example of penmanship instruction

(Plenty of good boxes in the shop

things unseen and below the surface

which I found in Southern Maine

19th C. Theorem Watercolor Roses and Butterflies in Great Period Frame vintage watercolor painting and an unglazed area aroundI couldnt resist the pure loveliness of this one, which photos do no justice; the frame holds what I am sure is the original glass, and its a bit hard to shoot though. I have a weakness for these 19th c. theorem style watercolors of roses, and even more so when they contain a butterfly or two as here, rarer to find. Theorem painting was first taught in the U. S. to young women in academies and boarding schools in New England, and made use of stencils