Wonderful Early 19th C. Small Watercolor Portrait of Woman with Flowers rebus plates It's old and has definitely

It's old and has definitely been knocked around

in part for the simplicity of the two figures

with detailed carving on eyes and mouth

There a pencil-drawn number 6 at bottom and a 14 scribbled out just visible under the top edge of the frame

The blocks themselves are in good shape

Wonderful Early 19th C. Small Watercolor Portrait of Woman with Flowers rebus plates It's old and has definitelyAn early one for sure, early 19th century I believe small but marvelous, and I imagine once housed in an oval frame like a silhoutte. I love the exhuberance of the garland that frames her from above, especially the extra large rose buds popping out at one corner, and the wonderfully detailed grass upon which she stands in her tiny black shoes. But most of all I love her in her polka dotted blue and pink, with quite a pile of flowers and leaves on her