Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1879 Ledger Page: Pirate and Soldier vintage spinning wheel The Grace Borgenicht Gallery opened

The Grace Borgenicht Gallery opened on 57th Street in May 1951

and I think it would have been used as a pill box

and I especially love the topple

Overall excellent condition

Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1879 Ledger Page: Pirate and Soldier vintage spinning wheel The Grace Borgenicht Gallery openedThis is the last in a series of kid drawings on ledger paper I found together, I think either by one boy done over a number of years, or perhaps by a couple of different makers, but all seeming to take inspiration from specific historical conflicts, though I'm not always sure their reference points. This one, with what looks to me a pirate of sorts at right, I might guess takes inspiration from one of the two Barbary Wars, fought with Tripoli