Pair of Love Birds, 1830s Folk Art Watercolor in Period Paint Decorated Frame hand-carved game board The chunk of wood still

The chunk of wood still attached the back makes him appear to be carrying around the weight of the world

January 1898

Sold in the nice old wooden frame I found it in

21 1/4" tall x 15 1/2" wide x 10 1/4" deep

visible in the corners) on black paper

Pair of Love Birds, 1830s Folk Art Watercolor in Period Paint Decorated Frame hand-carved game board The chunk of wood stillA very naive early watercolor of a pair of lovebirds sitting atop a nest of green punctuated by pink roses well, of course. And in a great paint decorated frame of the same period, which makes it feel all the sweeter. 1836 is written on the back of the frame of this one, I am more or less certain noting the precise year of the watercolor's making (probably written on the back of the watercolor itself.) Charming. 7 1 4" x 4 3 4". Wear to the surface of