Phebe Pusey Phipps' 19th Century Gray Scale Pear, Peach, Cherries Theorem brush collection Last quarter 19th c I

Last quarter 19th c I believe

This watercolor comes from a collection of landscape by an unknown artist portraying landscapes from the Lake District and Isle of Wright in the UK--popular travel destinations of the era

The ground is predominately black

and the one with handwritten details on the back dates it June 13

Phebe Pusey Phipps' 19th Century Gray Scale Pear, Peach, Cherries Theorem brush collection Last quarter 19th c II love an antique watercolor theorem on paper in glorious color, but perhaps this one done in gray scale is even more striking. Nice combination of three juicy fruits all in a row, too. Plus how to resist something done by a girl with such a great name as Phebe Pusey Phipps, who signed it carefully just below, and added a tiny PP between pear and peach (pp as well!) for good measure! 6 1 4" x 5 1 4" and in good condition, with a little toning along