Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Laura, 1873 snail They don't quite stand on

They don't quite stand on their own as is

and satisfying simple symmetry

large slot on top and cork stopper on bottom

Surely this was cut down many years ago from a longer sign

Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Laura, 1873 snail They don't quite stand onFour of these I found together, only one of them this one dated on the back, locating them all in 1873. It seems they may each have been done by a different school girl all with a different name signed to the back, as well as a different subject named on the front. (Perhaps collected by a teacher?) A customer recently noted to me that naive drawings of this sort make her heart beat faster and the same is true for me, just pure joy, and also offering a