Antique Pencil Drawing of Louse in Lemon Gold Frame woven basket It looks from the back

It looks from the back like the mold is still filled with black stuff that hardened long ago

which would further help to hold the lid snugly in place

which if one looks closely include a few vines bearing hearts

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Antique Pencil Drawing of Louse in Lemon Gold Frame woven basket It looks from the backI just learned from an Instagram friend that this carefully drawn bug is in fact a louse! Which makes me love it 10 times more! A tiny tiny bug, a giant pest, and the stuff of nightmares especially for girls with very long hair (and their mothers who have to comb them out.) It really seems right that a single louse should be honored and preserved with this closely observed drawing, perhaps drawn with the aid of a microscope. I love how the six legs