British Hand-painted Postcard of Cottage in Derbyshire, Unused, C. 1910 rug beater pedestal-like silhouette that enables it

pedestal-like silhouette that enables it to stand up on its own

the more I love it

and intriguing mysteries communicating across generations

Second half of the 19th century I'd think

with the features--including tattooed ear and fanstastic star-like wrinkles around the eye--playfully rendered in black ink dots

British Hand-painted Postcard of Cottage in Derbyshire, Unused, C. 1910 rug beater pedestal-like silhouette that enables itI'm not sure it gets much more British than this sweet hand painted postcard of gabled, ivy covered cottage in Derbyshire, which, having googled cottages in Derbyshire, is indeed 100% quintessential, though I could not find a reference to the Jan Ford cottages noted at upper right. Nicely done in watercolor, with very thick, painterly application, or maybe even oil paint, used for the bushes trees and ivy. Lovely, and with an unused back for