Mary Penny's Lovely and Lyrical Fuchsia Flowers Watercolor, Early 1900s old clay marbles 4 1/2" corner to center

4 1/2" corner to center of opposite side

There is something so satisfying to me about old handmade wooden boxes that close alone an angled edge like this

13 5/8" x 9 3/4"

A sweet one in this 1886 copy of Warren's Primary Geography though

which I think this one is

Mary Penny's Lovely and Lyrical Fuchsia Flowers Watercolor, Early 1900s old clay marbles 4 1/2" corner to centerThough the flowers here are "Fuchsia Flowers," the color of them is more blood red, such that at first I wanted to call them Bleeding Hearts, and they're somewhat similar the way they hang down. Really quite a lyrical watercolor, with great combination of delicacy (those fine trails of orange stems) and boldness (lush green leaves). I have to think painted from nature by Mary Penny's of the "fifth class." Lovely. 7 3 4" x 5 1 8". Very good condition.