Red Admirals, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Butterflies dog tags 5 7/8" x 3 3/8"

5 7/8" x 3 3/8" and in good condition

Beautifully carved of what I believe is a green soapstone

and this carved bust of a woman with thick head of seemingly wind-blown hair looks a lot like the figurehead at the bow of a ship to me

and "It's Toasted" on the short sides

as if having lived out in far left field through rain and snow for years before finally being found again

Red Admirals, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Butterflies dog tags 5 7/8" x 3 3/8"A few last 19th century ink and watercolor butterfly drawings today from a portfolio of half a dozen or so I purchased from a favorite dealer in the Hudson River Valley several weeks ago. This beautiful pair are identified at lower left as Red Admirals, and I must say the wings on them, especially the camouflage mottling of the lower wing of the one at top, make me swoon (see detail photos!) Such wondrous creatures, which this watercolor does a lovely