JH Adaire, Red and Black Ink Peacock (with Happy New Year Doves on Reverse), 1905, Spring Grove PA thomas jefferson 10 1/4" x 8 1/2"

10 1/4" x 8 1/2" on heavy tin/metal with a great objecthood to it

An albumen print c

and the heels on those boots to my eye at least impart him with the feel to me of a cowboy

I've been really attracted to old photographs of classical sculptures/statues of late

and have wanted to find one of these Victorian winder types since learning of their existence a couple of years ago

JH Adaire, Red and Black Ink Peacock (with Happy New Year Doves on Reverse), 1905, Spring Grove PA thomas jefferson 10 1/4" x 8 1/2"A few more today by a young J. H Adaire of Spring Grove, PA, dated 1905 I bought and sold a handful a month or two ago, then just went back to the seller to scoop up a handful more. Just my sort of naive and exuberant drawings. This is a smaller one relative to the others, but what a bold peacock in bright scarlet! Great ink drawn detailing on the feathers under the read, and just the right fancy cursive lettering on the branch to suit the subject! 6"