Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Allie, c. 1873 somers bros but now they are just

but now they are just as is

I'd think a spice box--the space inside is not very large

but all of the parts seem still to be in place and I think it's really a fabulous piece

Sarah and Tamar

Seems to me this one would make a pretty unforgettable gift

Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Allie, c. 1873 somers bros but now they are justFour of these I found together, only one of them dated on the back, locating them all I think in 1873. It seems they may each have been done by a different school girl each with a different name signed to the back, as well as a different subject named on the front. (Perhaps collected by a teacher?) A customer recently noted to me that naive drawings of this sort make her heart beat faster and the same is true for me, just pure joy. And hard to beat