Patriotic Antique Crayon Drawing with American Flag, Shield and Potted Plants antique wooden house The lid opens easily and

The lid opens easily and snaps tightly closed

and with its original gold paint making it especially special--and festive for the holidays

and perhaps the shade of a few leafy branches overhead

There is not a whole lot out there about Renate Scheer Kalkofen (1935-2013) who created this striking print in 1962

as is the case on these

Patriotic Antique Crayon Drawing with American Flag, Shield and Potted Plants antique wooden house The lid opens easily andReally a sweet one, which I purchased from a seller in New Hampshire, who I believe acquired it from a notable Pennsylvania collection of naive drawings sold off some years ago. I just love the way its presumably young maker carried the patriotic theme through right down to mixing red and blue petals on the flowers. And then an all green tree at upper left, as one thinks they just really liked to draw branches as well as stars, for sure! 7 1 8" t x 4