Lavender Petals, Ochre Stem, Wonderful 19th C. Pennsylvania Schoolgirl Watercolor mind teaser 6" tall x 3 5/8"

6" tall x 3 5/8" wide

Some wear to the lacquer around the edges on the sides

especially on the nose

But one can see a little house and maybe a church with steeple too on the far horizon

A little roughness to the edges of the spinner but overall great condition with I'd guess 100 years or more on it

Lavender Petals, Ochre Stem, Wonderful 19th C. Pennsylvania Schoolgirl Watercolor mind teaser 6" tall x 3 5/8"Of all the things found in the last two weeks, this one feels to me the dearest at the moment. 19th century, likely done by a school girl, probably in Pennsylvania, watercolor on lined paper. A flower that also looks like a figure wearing a skirt, with ochre leaves looking both like pears and like boxing gloves, and a pointed end, roots, like a carrot, or a blade, or a ballerina on point. Looks a bit like an ice cream cone too. Layers of life and