Wilson's Albany Strawberries, 19th Century Hand-Stenciled and Hand-painted Horticultural Salesman Sample Print paintings 7 1/8” t x 5

7 1/8” t x 5 13/16 x 1 13/16” d closed and in overall good condition

Very warm and very charming

I'm not certain

And of course a hoiuse shaped match dispenser and striker makes for a perfect metaphor for a combustible situation / world on fire

Wilson's Albany Strawberries, 19th Century Hand-Stenciled and Hand-painted Horticultural Salesman Sample Print paintings 7 1/8” t x 5Just in time for strawberry season, and a very juicy looking bunch! I've had a few examples of this sort before (including some Empire State grapes listed last week) created, by hand, using stencils and watercolor, for a salesman sample type horticultural specimen catalogue. The way the leaves were done here is typical of these, but the red of the berries themselves here is unusually thick and lush just perfect for rendering strawberries. With ink