19th C. Theorem Watercolor Roses and Butterflies in Great Period Frame cast iron pig target but I've figured out it

but I've figured out it reads: I can not give the(e) up

with hands hovering over the action below as if controlling it

especially the pattern of lines on its back when viewed from above

fully both at once

is made of wood and hand-painted a dark green and red

19th C. Theorem Watercolor Roses and Butterflies in Great Period Frame cast iron pig target but I've figured out itI couldnt resist the pure loveliness of this one, which photos do no justice; the frame holds what I am sure is the original glass, and its a bit hard to shoot though. I have a weakness for these 19th c. theorem style watercolors of roses, and even more so when they contain a butterfly or two as here, rarer to find. Theorem painting was first taught in the U. S. to young women in academies and boarding schools in New England, and made use of stencils