Charming Framed Schoolgirl Drawing of Fashionable Ladies, c. 1870-80s country craft And a surprise painting/drawing of

And a surprise painting/drawing of a girl on reverse

Most measure in the neighborhood of  8 x 6 or so

7 1/2" tall x 2 1/2" wide x 1" thick

when I found this one I read the hand-written tag as saying "slinging" axe

Tiny tear on the front short side center of the box (very minor)

Charming Framed Schoolgirl Drawing of Fashionable Ladies, c. 1870-80s country craft And a surprise painting/drawing ofThis naive watercolor was clearly inspired by a popular print of the day showing the latest Parisian fashions, and, done on faintly ruled paper, I I believe was likely done by a schoolgirl (who was surely fantasizing about Paris and fine dresses and she painted it!) In addition to the fabulous dresses and, especially, hats, I love how this killer lapis blue plays off the more subdued shades of brown (now; the darker brown was surely once black.) Plus