Three Cats with Blue String, c. 1870s Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame penguin couple It has a very minor

It has a very minor nick on the edge of the bowl of the spoon

9 1/4" l measured on the square

The screens can be configured in any positions

hence the relief carved oak leaf and acorns

Three Cats with Blue String, c. 1870s Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame penguin couple It has a very minorI purchased this one from a dealer in upstate NY who had it is his collection for about 30 years. I believe the watercolor is based on a Currier and Ives print, as so many 19th century folk art drawings and paintings were, but rare in my experience to find one rendered as a theorem watercolor. (Theorem paintings were made with the use of hand cut paper or cardboard stencils, lending hard edges to the outlined shapes, and glass tubes used for blowing