1880s Naive Pennsylvania Graphite Drawing of Woman with Fancy Hair and Lots of Lace swiss carving and 220 figures in text

and 220 figures in text

5 1/4" t x 1 11/16" w and in very good condition

10 1/4" x 11 1/8" x 5 3/8" tall

The effort that went into making these sorts of little things just amazes me

) I love the heart shape of it

1880s Naive Pennsylvania Graphite Drawing of Woman with Fancy Hair and Lots of Lace swiss carving and 220 figures in textIt's the details on this 19th c. graphite drawing, found in PA, that really do it for me. her sphynx like eyes, and ornate earrings, and all that carefully detailed lace and especially the very long three fingers of her exposed hand, gesturing as if delivering a secret signal! Plenty aged, with toning and some scattered spotting, an old horizontal fold line down the center, and some loss to the lower left corner, but I think she's wonderful, and might