19th C. Spencerian Calligraphic Ink Drawn Fish pin up drawing and delivering an energetic action

and delivering an energetic action pose and a big smile each time

and with a nice warm patina including old stained and light scratches and a little paint here and there

who draws inspiration from sources including Native American craft

MA filled with daguerreotypes (sadly sold as one lot)

but which I'd just treat as a beautiful box or

19th C. Spencerian Calligraphic Ink Drawn Fish pin up drawing and delivering an energetic actionOne sees Spencerian calligraphic drawings of deer and birds, especially, around, but rarer to come across a fish, and while this one shows a couple of tears along the bottom edge (which I've mended from the reverse with transparent archival tape), it strikes me as a perfect thing for a fisher person as well, of course, as for a lover of antique calligraphy, as I am. I really love the face on it too, looking a bit smug and self satisfied, perhaps too