Edgar S. Yergason's 1859 Double Sided Drawing with Boat and Train fist Just a pretty

Just a pretty

Good vintage condition with some aging/darkening to the tin

the plate is clean with no wipe marks

Carved and stained a very dark brown which reads as nearly black

though I think it has a bit of a Mexican ratablo feel mixed in

Edgar S. Yergason's 1859 Double Sided Drawing with Boat and Train fist Just a prettyI really can't decide which side of this one I like better. This is the third of three by Edgar S. Yergason that I found together, who signed and dated the back off one of them in 1859. A quick search reveals that Yergason went on to fight in the Civil War, and to become a well known interior designer in Hartford, CT. I think he showed brilliance at a very young age, giving great life to this ship and train both, and especially, I think, the sea! My