Delicate Pencil Drawing of Flowering Branches with Thorns (Hawthorn?) fruit 12 pages filled (23 fronts

12 pages filled (23 fronts and backs)

or a maker of antique watercolor sets in St

Here is fun double deck set of “Godey’s Ladies” cards

with all of their arms still very firmly attached and smoothly swinging

all from the sketchpad of an unknown artist

Delicate Pencil Drawing of Flowering Branches with Thorns (Hawthorn?) fruit 12 pages filled (23 frontsI believe it may be a few branches from a hawthorn tree that are the subject of this lovely old botanical drawing, the delicate white flowers of which are counterpointed by their thorny stalks. A finely done, elegant drawing in any event, which for me at least carries a bit of a larger life metaphor: watch out! 10" x 7", with a bit of unevenness to the right edge and a bit of smudging staining, mostly around the edges. Drawing is still crisp and clear