Early 19th Century Watercolor of Blue House with Willow beef tea he was clearly once held

he was clearly once held up by a dowel

and a quintessentially mid-century shape with narrow neck and wider lip

I think it is quite possibly an antique Oaxacan alebrije

it was shown to be made of wood only found in America

Early 19th Century Watercolor of Blue House with Willow beef tea he was clearly once heldOne sees watercolors of houses done in this manner in early 19th century school notebooks and I swoon every time I see one. This one I found in Maine in a pile of early 19th century rewards of merit, and I happen to know that is what this one is too. I quickly popped it in this simple wooden frame (probably early 20th c.) to keep it safe, mounted to archival board with archival tape and would leave it just as is unless one has a terrific period frame