Fantastic 19th Century Pennsylvania Fraktur Watercolor of Woman in Profile aluminum tray 1 1/2" tall

1 1/2" tall

just teeming with the love and care of many many hard-trying hours invested in it

Each cover measures 19" long x 13" tall x 3/8" thick

with a few scratches to the finish at the base of the handle and a couple of black spots on the wood

Fantastic 19th Century Pennsylvania Fraktur Watercolor of Woman in Profile aluminum tray 1 1/2" tallI've become quite obsessed with antique American fraktur style watercolors just like this one, which I understand from the seller came from a notable private Americana collection. The color on this one, done on ruled paper, is just amazing, and as saturated as if it were painted yesterday. And I really love how the pencil drawn lines of her hair are perfectly echoed complemented by the rainbow like painting of her collar, sleeve and scarf (?). Plus