Wonderful Old Naive Drawing of Three Soldiers on Laid Paper sampler This is a circa 1896

This is a circa 1896 copy of “Barnes's Elementary Geography” featuring

still standing tall

*Among the events at the first Party of Life

This is a gorgeous art pottery plate with calla lily design produced by San Jose Pottery

and I believe it is quite old

Wonderful Old Naive Drawing of Three Soldiers on Laid Paper sampler This is a circa 1896It doesn't get much more up my alley than this little drawing those faces, and orange outfits, and blue hats, and all three lined up in a neat row, one sword bared and rifles slung over shoulders. If it weren't for the green grass underfoot, I'd think they were drawn to cut and make into primitive toy soldiers, as I've had a few sets of those they remind me very much of. Surely done by a young boy long ago, and just great. 5 3 4" x 4 1 4", graphite