SOLD Young Woman in Blue and Lavender with Bonnet, Small Framed 1830s Ink and Watercolor vintage mold grey and brown glazes over

grey and brown glazes over a cream slip

one bum knee

) I understand from the seller that this was found in a 1840's book in the attic of a very old estate--I love the image of that discovery

(I think her use of line for shading in texture is pretty good too

with light scattered soiling

SOLD Young Woman in Blue and Lavender with Bonnet, Small Framed 1830s Ink and Watercolor vintage mold grey and brown glazes overI seem to have a particular penchant for folk watercolors dating the 1830s or so, as this one does just my brand of naivete, I guess. Absent a staff, I don't guess that she was meant to represent Bo Peep herself (earliest printed version of the rhyme in 1810, London), though she's just how I would imagine her! Ink and watercolor, looks I think like laid paper, with very old fold lines as evident. 5 1 16" x 3 3 8", under glass in simple antique wooden