19th Century Presumed Grand Tour Sketchbook with Charming Drawings of Tombs and Ruins and More jaunty (A physical manifestation of "hands

(A physical manifestation of "hands off

This old hair ornament is amazing

though the doorstop piece is longer and more substantial than he is

I believe dates to the the 3rd quarter 19th century or so

just the pure pleasure of a hula dancer in grass skirt between two palm trees dancing away

19th Century Presumed Grand Tour Sketchbook with Charming Drawings of Tombs and Ruins and More jaunty (A physical manifestation of "handsI believe this is a Grand Tour sketchbook of sorts, probably 1880s or so, carried along on travels through Europe. The first few pages are very carefully rendered watercolors of floral arrangements (they look almost like prints, but close inspection shows they are indeed watercolors). Much more interesting to me though are the much more naive sketches on subsequent pages, presumably rendered on site of what look to be tombs memorials and ruins