c. 1860s Osborne's Toy Watercolors Set Manufactured by Lewis Haehnlen, More than Complete pin up girls usually two to a page:

usually two to a page: Valentine / Vermilion

making me think it bore witness to at least one painting of the house or barn or garage near which it was perched

which feels relational to early Mi'kmaq quill decorated boxes (so amazing

each with quite a sharp point

c. 1860s Osborne's Toy Watercolors Set Manufactured by Lewis Haehnlen, More than Complete pin up girls usually two to a page:I decided not to touch this, but if one wanted, I believe a light swipe with a damp paint brush across the surfaces of the individual watercolor blocks would remove whatever light scattered soil sits on their surfaces (I don't think they've been touched in well over a hundred years) and make them all look bright and (old )new again. This is a "toy" watercolor set, meaning the blocks are smaller than full scale in size, I believe dating the 1850s 60s,