Finely Done Antique Flower Specimen Watercolor: Violets bag of clay marbles from what I understand these

from what I understand these sorts of lined sewing baskets were made for the tourist market during the late Victorian era

I believe this carving is Native Alaskan

I have to think it was meant to be a tomato of sorts

L'Assiette au Beurre (literally The Butter Plate

I have found a couple of sets of these online in museum collections (the National Building Museum Architectural Toy Collection for ex

Finely Done Antique Flower Specimen Watercolor: Violets bag of clay marbles from what I understand theseThis is one of several finely executed watercolors of floral specimens I am listing by a May Elizabeth Green, and I must say when I first saw this one I thought for a moment that it was an actual pressed violet from an herbarium. Really delicately done, as it was meant to be, documenting two different varieties of violets and their leaves. 8" x 5 1 8" and in excellent condition. Late 19th century I believe.