1848 Handwritten Ledger Page with Fraktur Watercolor Bird, in Period Grain Painted Frame A.A. Burnstine Kanugo cards This unsigned portrait might date

This unsigned portrait might date from the 30s or so

the arms raise his hat high

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

But pretty amazing

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 This unsigned portrait might dateThis 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