Cottage and Scissors, Sketchbook Drawing by Emma Ackerley, Sing Sing New York, 1870 hanging pine needle basket I'm not certain of the

I'm not certain of the age but would think first quarter of the 20th century or so

rich color

maybe a little watercolor too

and in this case might be inclined to remove some of them from the sketchbook so as to frame them

I believe likely its sequence in a larger portfolio of them she made

Cottage and Scissors, Sketchbook Drawing by Emma Ackerley, Sing Sing New York, 1870 hanging pine needle basket I'm not certain of thePlenty of foxing and stains on this old sketchbook page of drawings done by one Emma Ackerley in 1870, but I love the drawings so much theres no way I could pass it by, and I find this combo of cottage with green tile roof and open scissors below strangely satisfying. Great details too, especially the shutters and curtains of the cottage, points on the picket fence, and tiny little pump out front. Signed not once but three times by our Emma, dated