"A Persian Lady Enveloped in her Chadre" Early 19th C. Watercolor After (or For?) Sir Robert Ker Porter raven measures 4 5/8” x x

measures 4 5/8” x x 1 7/8” x  7/8”

and for serving all sorts of things

There are a few stray bits of fuzz and dust on the wool

I've now learned that frogs carved from Chinaberry roots are a thing

It feels perfect for a few branches of winter berries and greens as well as for spring daffodils or peonies

"A Persian Lady Enveloped in her Chadre" Early 19th C. Watercolor After (or For?) Sir Robert Ker Porter raven measures 4 5/8” x xThis striking image of a Persian (Iranian) woman in "chadre" (chador), beautifully rendered in watercolor, is signed G. (I believe it is G) Shelley, and was executed on laid paper with a 1813 watermark. It is nearly identical to an engraving by Scottish artist, author, diplomat and traveller Sir Robert Ker Porter (17771842), which was included in his Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, Ancient Babylonia, 18171820 published by Longman, Hurst, Rees,