Lovely Late 19th C Floral Watercolor Friendship Picture lady liberty Barrel boxes: both 3" tall

Barrel boxes: both 3" tall

likely from the ink on the back of an adjacent board upon which it was stacked

with front legs folded closely along his side

and would certainly be a great accompaniment to poker night

The lid is well attached but not super tight on the nail

Lovely Late 19th C Floral Watercolor Friendship Picture lady liberty Barrel boxes: both 3" tallI find myself looking a lot at antique floral botanical watercolors these days, as who doesn't need little doses of loveliness wherever we can find them? I really love the delicacy of this one, combining rose and rosebuds, pansies, and forget me nots which, together with the text below it, in Dutch I believe, make for quite a sweet token of fondness, sent from one friend to another. (The text may be an excerpt from a poem, but I've found it a bit of a