Tiger Irises Watercolor/Gouache Painting on Board, c 1910s-20s tiny wooden shelf and row of potted tulips

and row of potted tulips on the shelf at right

with a plate of glass covering the cross-stitch

evincing a sense of moving forward and looking back all at once

hands and faces are intensely scratched into the black ink--with what seems to be black and white conte/crayon on top

I'd guess earlyish 20th century

Tiger Irises Watercolor/Gouache Painting on Board, c 1910s-20s tiny wooden shelf and row of potted tulipsThis old painting I believe does full and complete justice to the Tiger Iris (Tigridia lilacea, native to Central America) quite a stunner. And I think it's become all the better with age, with the cream of the board showing stains here and there, adding to its aura of sorts. To my eye, quite a satisfying thing, which I think I'd just prop somewhere as is, perhaps to keep company with some potted orchids and tropical plants! 12 1 4" x 8". Good overall