Charming Group of 19th C. Schoolgirl Watercolors of Fruits - Sold as a Set charcoal allowing a couple of pieces

allowing a couple of pieces of grass to spring loose (see photos)

but has a great presence

and for the hand-coloring done by their deliverers

with which to create more complex geometrical patterns

Sold separately- $28 each

Charming Group of 19th C. Schoolgirl Watercolors of Fruits - Sold as a Set charcoal allowing a couple of piecesI'd love to see these wonderful little watercolors hanging near a bowl of stonefruit versions of the same (though the cucumber, perhaps the most charming of all, might be a bit of a challenge to match!) Certainly all done by the same person, who signed one of the plums it looks to read "Painted by __ (?) E. Bailey" with the first name perhaps being Kate, which of course makes me like these all the more:) A few feature what appears to be crayon in