Elmer S. Hill, Haydenville MA, 1880s "The Old Homestead" Drawing genie in box this brooch is bold but

this brooch is bold but refined

) I was thrilled to find this piece at an antique shop in Waltham

I think it is quite possibly an antique Oaxacan alebrije

I am uncertain of the age and am not a sampler expert

Elmer S. Hill, Haydenville MA, 1880s "The Old Homestead" Drawing genie in box this brooch is bold butThe notebook in which I found this and a number of other drawings by Elmer S. Hill of Haydenville MA was already coming apart with some pages loose, so I went ahead and divided it up and am listing these wonderful drawings individully. For me, it is the tiny details on these that make these especially special, and the details in this one perhaps most of all between the two carts, little chairs, blazing fire in brick fireplace, clock on the mantle and