Lush Antique Naive Watercolor of Peach with Blue Leaves shell game 33" long x 7 1/2"

33" long x 7 1/2" tall x 13/16" deep

26 7/8" l x 11 5/8" t x 7/8" thick

conte crayon

I cannot resist objects like this

with legs partially opened for balance (balancing its a bit more precious when legs are tightly closed

Lush Antique Naive Watercolor of Peach with Blue Leaves shell game 33" long x 7 1/2"The color on this is as lush as it gets, and to my eye it's really a gorgeous thing, very much a peach, but veering toward pure abstraction; naive and very sophisticated at the same time. 2nd half 19th c, on ruled paper with an embossed "Congress" mark at top corner, this I believe would have been done a school aged child, and the manner makes me think likely Pennsylvania. 9 3 4" x 7 5 8"". I found this watercolor cleanly split in two, and used