1848 Handwritten Ledger Page with Fraktur Watercolor Bird, in Period Grain Painted Frame old wooden palette perfect for perching as well

perfect for perching as well as stopping a door

At the center is this wonderful raised appliquéd woman holding a scythe

I found it along with three very sweet homemade railroad crossing signs  nd a cool watertower

and continues to operate today in Boothbay

so this old drawing won me immediately with its painstakingly drawn tiny bricks

1848 Handwritten Ledger Page with Fraktur Watercolor Bird, in Period Grain Painted Frame old wooden palette perfect for perching as wellThis bird! It tweeted to me directly, refusing to let me leave it behind! And what a marvelous bird it is, pencil drawn then painted in super bright pink and yellow, with blue spots on the wings and for tail feathers. Its open beak points up toward the accounting of a William Glendining dated July 11, 1848, with amounts due for services including taking in wheat, cutting oats, and thrashing; costs for items including oats, cider, potatoes, various