Antique Pencil Drawing of Louse in Lemon Gold Frame woven basket in a period solid wood

in a period solid wood frame: 19" x 14 7/8" and in very good condition

I think these are really cool--great looking

They range from  1 1/4" to 1 5/8" tall and are about 2" long and 3/4" deep

I believe this 1957 copy is a second edition

It looks from the back like the mold is still filled with black stuff that hardened long ago

Antique Pencil Drawing of Louse in Lemon Gold Frame woven basket in a period solid woodI just learned from an Instagram friend that this carefully drawn bug is in fact a louse! Which makes me love it 10 times more! A tiny tiny bug, a giant pest, and the stuff of nightmares especially for girls with very long hair (and their mothers who have to comb them out.) It really seems right that a single louse should be honored and preserved with this closely observed drawing, perhaps drawn with the aid of a microscope. I love how the six legs