1911 Schoolgirl Graphite Portrait of Soulful Looking Woman in Big Hat portrait drawing of man What makes them really wonderful

What makes them really wonderful is their specificity--these have been used as teaching tools due to their accuracy in representing the fine details of each particular species of mushroom they portray

with the aim of this one being getting all the gold pegs to where the silver ones are and vice verse

on the way to a house call

it's a perfect one for an amaryllis

2 3/8" tall without lid

1911 Schoolgirl Graphite Portrait of Soulful Looking Woman in Big Hat portrait drawing of man What makes them really wonderfulTo my eye just a wonderful naive drawing by an unknown 12 year old in 1911 great and interesting face, great hat, charming details. The drawing was done on a writing paper(almost like a tracing paper) that appears to be watermarked and was mounted to light weight board threaded with a red ribbon at top, which suggests it was once part of a ribbon bound group of them. As mounted: 12 1 4" x 8". Drawing itself: 10 1 2" x 8 1 16". Card shows a fold to