1848 Handwritten Ledger Page with Fraktur Watercolor Bird, in Period Grain Painted Frame old wooden palette meaning now it could easily

meaning now it could easily be turned into a brooch

and perhaps corresponding to the ages of the original square head iron nails and then round head ones use as reinforcements

I found it along with three very sweet homemade railroad crossing signs  nd a cool watertower

At the center is this wonderful raised appliquéd woman holding a scythe

1848 Handwritten Ledger Page with Fraktur Watercolor Bird, in Period Grain Painted Frame old wooden palette meaning now it could easilyThis bird! It tweeted to me directly, refusing to let me leave it behind! And what a marvelous bird it is, pencil drawn then painted in super bright pink and yellow, with blue spots on the wings and for tail feathers. Its open beak points up toward the accounting of a William Glendining dated July 11, 1848, with amounts due for services including taking in wheat, cutting oats, and thrashing; costs for items including oats, cider, potatoes, various