Red Astrican Apple, 19th Century Theorem Watercolor with Printed Text pigeon Plus great found color on

Plus great found color on the boards themselves--cream with red border to the one at left and a pale green with red border again to the one at right

there are a couple of thin splits in the surface of the wood on one side

PA (there is a much faded label on his back)

Saltines are often my best friend--the magic cure

The  brush features what I believe are goat hair bristles stitched to the wooden handle

Red Astrican Apple, 19th Century Theorem Watercolor with Printed Text pigeon Plus great found color onI can never say no apples and a bunch of grapes today too; this is one of three later 19th c. theorem style watercolors of fruit I've just listed, found together in New Hampshire. I've bought and sold a number of watercolors of specific fruit specimens done in this manner looking almost like airbrush paintings (and indeed these were likely done by blowing the color with a glass straw, then hand painting the details.) With printed text identifying the