Very Lovely 1866 Naive Watercolor Flowers with Decorated Border on Laid blue and red shot from a bit below

shot from a bit below

Just a charming little friend

and it seems sometimes jewelers weights as well

Nothing I love more that a small painting that feels as complete and resolved as a large one

Stamp with postmark at upper right of front

Very Lovely 1866 Naive Watercolor Flowers with Decorated Border on Laid blue and red shot from a bit belowJust my sort of watercolor, very naive, very charming, and to my eye just transcendently lovely. With what appear to be three different sorts of blooms emanating from the roundish pink form near center the one at top right seeming to me a bit like a bird or a bee seeking nectar! And with two perimeters of hatch marks creating a frame around it, in a manner similar to early handmade rewards of merit, which perhaps it was made to be. On reverse: Sue