Pair of Love Birds, 1830s Folk Art Watercolor in Period Paint Decorated Frame hand-carved game board Sold in the nice old

Sold in the nice old wooden frame I found it in

I'm not entirely sure what one was meant to do with it--hang it as a wreath

embodiments of resourceful women making utilitarian things special

with "the bramble" to the rear of his house

though it would be pretty easy to reorient

Pair of Love Birds, 1830s Folk Art Watercolor in Period Paint Decorated Frame hand-carved game board Sold in the nice oldA very naive early watercolor of a pair of lovebirds sitting atop a nest of green punctuated by pink roses well, of course. And in a great paint decorated frame of the same period, which makes it feel all the sweeter. 1836 is written on the back of the frame of this one, I am more or less certain noting the precise year of the watercolor's making (probably written on the back of the watercolor itself.) Charming. 7 1 4" x 4 3 4". Wear to the surface of