American Flag with 48 X's For Stars, C. 1910 Watercolor School Drawing doll head with wire earrings made all the better by

made all the better by lots off scrapes and wear

this fabulous bright red-orange and black hand-painted ceramic flower frog could perfectly well be used to hold a few flowers in place

rain or shine

with one small chip in the wood on one side

American Flag with 48 X's For Stars, C. 1910 Watercolor School Drawing doll head with wire earrings made all the better byI know this flag was painted by a young Edna Mohler found along with a crayoned maple leaf listed separately and dated 1910. I count forty eight "x's" for stars interesting, since Arizona, the 48th, was not added until 1912. So perhaps this was done just a bit later or perhaps Edna was not perfect in her counting! Whatever the case, the X's feel pretty poignant at the moment, and the rich color, and slightly wavering bleeding edges on the stripes,