SOLD Charming and Unusual Earlier 19th Century Watercolor and Cut Paper Pineapple in Presumed Original Frame concrete object but I love these things

but I love these things

(I succeeded in getting the pieces to balance in a few of the scenarios depicted

but that's part of the fun

and later established his own workshop in Mexico City--La India Bonita

Earlyishg 20th century I would guess

SOLD Charming and Unusual Earlier 19th Century Watercolor and Cut Paper Pineapple in Presumed Original Frame concrete object but I love these thingsOne of my favorite Brimfield finds, this really delights me, including for being quite unusual as far as I've ever seen, part watercolor and part paper cut. And what better way to represent the lattice like skin of a pineapple than this??! In this country the pineapple, accessible only via import from the Caribbean, became a symbol of wealth and hospitality during colonial times apparently, wealthy colonists and plantation owners would rent pineapples