Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed civil war tintypes I found it at an

I found it at an antique shop in Upstate NY

but it remains in great structural shape and I think all the more beautiful for the wear

I'm guessing this was made as a table mat

Quite an early punch paper embroidery

Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed civil war tintypes I found it at anSince finding a few late 18th century Shaw & Nodder engravings that had been marvelously enhanced by a second round of hand coloring at a slightly later date, I think I've been paying extra attention to how the hand coloring of prints can transform them quite dramatically. This is not a notable print by any means, but the watercoloring on it, specifically that blue, is fantastic, and makes it feel much more like a painting that a print. Feels like