c. 1860s Osborne's Toy Watercolors Set Manufactured by Lewis Haehnlen, More than Complete pin up girls ) And who wouldn't feel

) And who wouldn't feel safe and loved tucked in surrounded by those marvelous hearts on all sides

which became a thing in the 19th century (and certainly is still

which feels relational to early Mi'kmaq quill decorated boxes (so amazing

I love a Shaker type hand mirror

Approx 100 pages

c. 1860s Osborne's Toy Watercolors Set Manufactured by Lewis Haehnlen, More than Complete pin up girls ) And who wouldn't feelI decided not to touch this, but if one wanted, I believe a light swipe with a damp paint brush across the surfaces of the individual watercolor blocks would remove whatever light scattered soil sits on their surfaces (I don't think they've been touched in well over a hundred years) and make them all look bright and (old )new again. This is a "toy" watercolor set, meaning the blocks are smaller than full scale in size, I believe dating the 1850s 60s,