Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed tin bakers cup and feel in the hand

and feel in the hand

8 1/8" t x 6 7/8" w and in good condition

and an especially good E in Pentcostal--and for the fact that Pentecostal is misspelled

and gracefully tapered arms make me think that the doll is female

9 1/16" t x 5 7/8" w x 3/4" d and in excellent condition

Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed tin bakers cup and feel in the handSince finding a few late 18th century Shaw & Nodder engravings that had been marvelously enhanced by a second round of hand coloring at a slightly later date, I think I've been paying extra attention to how the hand coloring of prints can transform them quite dramatically. This is not a notable print by any means, but the watercoloring on it, specifically that blue, is fantastic, and makes it feel much more like a painting that a print. Feels like