Sea Dragon, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, c. 1650 glass plate negative but this is the first

but this is the first of them I've had--a pretty little thing

And the erasures-made in process of trying to get her gesture just right--only add to it I think

though I can find no other prints of it out there anywhere

I have to think this one might have been done by a parent

Sea Dragon, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, c. 1650 glass plate negative but this is the firstAnother week, another antique Delft tile (actually two today) because I've really fallen for them as a thing (though am very particular about the ones I like this and the other I plucked from a nice collection of several dozen being offered by a dealer in southern Maine with many wonderful things). I splurged a bit on this one and the mermaid also listed (perfect companions), but not often one comes across a sea dragon! I really love the wavering line