Charming c. 1875 Folk Art Watercolor of Horse-Drawn Omnibus: Kenmore miltary and then there is this

and then there is this great little face

I purchased this one from a favorite dealer in the Hudson River Valley

showing 176 different designs to be made with the blocks

It retains its original rich blue paint

with all those painted windows and port holes against creamy white

Charming c. 1875 Folk Art Watercolor of Horse-Drawn Omnibus: Kenmore miltary and then there is thisI am forever looking for 19th century watercolor drawings in this manner, so immediate and full of life. The carriage here is a horse drawn "omnibus." an early form of "public" transportation, originating as early as the 1830s here with Kenmore emblazoned across the side of it, perhaps referring to Kenmore Avenue in Chicago, with part of a letter on the reverse side of the watercolor addressed from Chicago to Albany, NY, (to a D. Hale and appearing to