Dreamy Reclining Boy Watercolor Painting by Mary Rand fun box and I've collected--and sold-a lot

and I've collected--and sold-a lot of bud vases

I believe this load-bearing character is based on Tevye

I am not sure the original purpose of this little lidded box

Established in 1894

at just over 18" long x 13

Dreamy Reclining Boy Watercolor Painting by Mary Rand fun box and I've collected--and sold-a lotI spotted this watercolor high on the wall at an antique shop in Manchester, NH, and was immediately smitten. Though clearly posed, this young man seems wonderfully at ease, and quite dreamy, as if he's just woken from a nap, hair still tousled. There is such a warmth and intimacy to it that I'd guess the painter, Mary Rand, was this boy's mother, though I have no idea. I love that she chose to omit any context other than the mat and pillow upon which