1848 Handwritten Ledger Page with Fraktur Watercolor Bird, in Period Grain Painted Frame A.A. Burnstine Kanugo cards I bought these phials of

I bought these phials of china paint pigment simply because I thought they were beautiful--I find myself so hungry for color these days

Plus that great all-seeing eye and FLT links

with some paint loss particularly on one side

makes me swoon

and one bent-over nail on the top deck rail

1848 Handwritten Ledger Page with Fraktur Watercolor Bird, in Period Grain Painted Frame A.A. Burnstine Kanugo cards I bought these phials ofThis bird! It tweeted to me directly, refusing to let me leave it behind! And what a marvelous bird it is, pencil drawn then painted in super bright pink and yellow, with blue spots on the wings and for tail feathers. Its open beak points up toward the accounting of a William Glendining dated July 11, 1848, with amounts due for services including taking in wheat, cutting oats, and thrashing; costs for items including oats, cider, potatoes, various