Marvelous 19th C. Naive Watercolor and Graphite Drawing of Two Children and Noah's Arc (?) wallpaper box I'm not exactly sure what

I'm not exactly sure what is written at the top of that page--perhaps Irene T___

This gorgeous carved piece would have been the lid of a butter churn I believe

The frames total opening is 12 1/2”w x 4 1/4”h

with these precision of the masts contrasting with the painterly waves

Marvelous 19th C. Naive Watercolor and Graphite Drawing of Two Children and Noah's Arc (?) wallpaper box I'm not exactly sure whatOh, just exactly my favorite sort of drawing, and how rare it seems, more and more so, to find ones like this done by a school child I believe, mid 19th c. or so I think, graphite and watercolor on lined paper, with an embossed stamp at the upper left edge of the paper. Look at his striped purple tights! And her polka dotted apron against mustard yellow sleeves. And those faces, and hands, and heads of hair, and the way sho looks as if she's