French Tailor's Receipt, 1900, With Scattered Portrait Doodles carved ball and chain Colorado---with one of the area's

Colorado---with one of the area's rich gold veins  apparently discovered by none other than David Lamon in 1895

feeling very much like an old friend

and which gives the piece a terrific immediacy

some sort of backing would be needed to hold it it securely in place

French Tailor's Receipt, 1900, With Scattered Portrait Doodles carved ball and chain Colorado---with one of the area'sI love old pages of scattered doodles like this and can't resist them. And to my eye quite a satisfying overall composition formed here. Done on the back of a French tailor's receipt, dated 1900. Scattered toning and stains, and found folded in quarters, probably tucked inside of a book and forgotten for 100 years or so. 10 5 8" x 8". Fold lines and stains as evident which feel very much all of a piece with it.