Good For 5 Cents Antique Ink Drawing willis Hutchinson with blue hand-stitching around the

with blue hand-stitching around the edges and center

and on the back some decorative framing that seems to beg for a name or monogram at center

Plus the wonderfully carved hair

perhaps because finding the first reminded me what satisfying things these are

9 1/4" x 7 1/2" x 1/4"

Good For 5 Cents Antique Ink Drawing willis Hutchinson with blue hand-stitching around theWhoever made this drawing, or whoever accepted it in lieu of 5 cents, must have thought pretty highly of it, as 5 cents would have gone quite a ways then. Or, perhaps the smoking figure at top represents the owner of a farm, owing 5 cents to the hoeing laborer below, reminding one a bit of Venmo transaction emojis now! Whatever the case, its endurance over a century and a quarter or so certainly attest to its value to at least a few someones, and of