Woman with Jugs and Fish, Early 19th Century Watercolor Portrait 19th century textile or perhaps by a couple

or perhaps by a couple of different makers

a nice make-do sort of detail

ginger jars especially

I took the back off to clean the blades

they say is blind / But true friendship is like a chain /  That's linked and made to last for all time

Woman with Jugs and Fish, Early 19th Century Watercolor Portrait 19th century textile or perhaps by a coupleThis I know was found inside the pages of an early 19th century Bible. How long it lived there I am not sure, but I believe dates to the 1820s or 30s. What I love most is the treatment of that fish and her hand as she grips the basket that holds it along with some greens poking out at the other end. She's got her hands full! A pretty terrific face, too, especially those eyebrows. The picture of a hard working woman juggling all of the things. A nice