Elmer S. Hill, Haydenville MA, 1880s "The Old Homestead" Drawing woman and child happily attached to a great

happily attached to a great black painted wooden post with gold painted pointy finial

I believe the hat and outfit on this carved and painted fellow is Colonial era American

and hitting the target at the center will pop them back up--which of course one can do manually

Photos don't do her justice

with a little wear to the old wood frame which I'd guess is about the same age

Elmer S. Hill, Haydenville MA, 1880s "The Old Homestead" Drawing woman and child happily attached to a greatThe 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