Flowers and Strawberries in Basket, Early Naive Ink and Watercolor on Wove sweet drawing 1850s or so I believe

1850s or so I believe

The figure is carved of wood with what looks to me like a combination of graphite for the face and either crayon or paint for the orange and black details

The acid yellow adhered die-cut lettering ranges from glowing to pale

which is about the right size to hold a rolled up note to self for safekeeping

On the underside of the cup is a patent date of Feb 23

Flowers and Strawberries in Basket, Early Naive Ink and Watercolor on Wove sweet drawing 1850s or so I believeYou know I'm a sucker for a naive floral watercolor, and this I believe is quite an early one, 1st half 19th c.(and I think closer to 1800 than 1850), with a wonderful looseness and sense of whimsy to it indeed, it looks almost as if the basket is about to tip over with the weight of all those flowers! Fabulous woven basket, fabulous flurry of green, with roses and bluebells and pansies and strawberries and who knows what all spilling out. I