Bellflowers, Lovely 1872 Floral Watercolor Signed Marian Marcelin segregated school photo with clipped top and bottom

with clipped top and bottom left corners as evident

who signed the mat to which the piece is taped from behind

and how the paint wore and aged--and how many repairs were made to the box

Perhaps it's an outfielder taking a nap (passed out

as if to announce very clearly she has plans of her own

Bellflowers, Lovely 1872 Floral Watercolor Signed Marian Marcelin segregated school photo with clipped top and bottomI will never tire of antique folk art watercolors of flowers largely painted by women and a lot about close looking, and as was explicitly noted on another watercolor by this same Marian Marcelin that I listed last week, of an iris she "raised herself," these often seem to me to embody several points of pride at once. And I think this is a lovely example, bellflowers I believe. Signed on reverse and dated 1872. 8 3 8" x 5 3 4" and in excellent antique