19th C. Spencerian Calligraphic Ink Drawn Fish pin up drawing who draws inspiration from sources

who draws inspiration from sources including Native American craft

with really just some toning to the first sheets of a few of the notepads

with a couple of smaller black painted blocks nailed to its sides--completely resolute and matter of fact

I don't know the maker of this small vintage tiger puzzle

it is much better in person

19th C. Spencerian Calligraphic Ink Drawn Fish pin up drawing who draws inspiration from sourcesOne sees Spencerian calligraphic drawings of deer and birds, especially, around, but rarer to come across a fish, and while this one shows a couple of tears along the bottom edge (which I've mended from the reverse with transparent archival tape), it strikes me as a perfect thing for a fisher person as well, of course, as for a lover of antique calligraphy, as I am. I really love the face on it too, looking a bit smug and self satisfied, perhaps too