Seductive Peaches, Mid 19th Century Folk Art Pastel in Period Ross & Hatchman, Boston Gilded Frame blue and white ginger jar Two original nails attaching one

Two original nails attaching one end of the handle to the box have been replaced with screws

" which I'd think would say "exercise caution" but instead seems to be warning against injuring ones self (

oil on hardboard and in excellent condition

the more unusual the better

Seductive Peaches, Mid 19th Century Folk Art Pastel in Period Ross & Hatchman, Boston Gilded Frame blue and white ginger jar Two original nails attaching oneThis somehow feels to me like the Dolly Parton of 19th century pastel folk art still life drawings peaches soft and sweet and all dolled up in this scalloped edge dish, but with darker mauve ish ground lending a sense of depth and complexity, literal and metaphorical!. There is often a certain strangeness to these sorts of 19th c. pastel drawings that draws me, and this one has that quality. Under glass in original period frame, 11 3 8" x 9 7 8"