Antique Graphite Drawing of Decorative Borders pencil doodles this the second I am

this the second I am listing by Horatio Crane (October 26

While one of these days I vow to try my hand at woodworking

Some darkening along one edge of the lid

and the spirit of it is definitely supportive of creative thinking and doing

and a little bleeding around the red and black edges on the pips--all at a miniature scale (cards measure 1 1/4" x 1 3/4"

Antique Graphite Drawing of Decorative Borders pencil doodles this the second I amI just thought this was lovely I assume just done as a practice exercise of sorts, though perhaps working out just the right border to draw, or paint or wallpaper or carve? around something special. Whatever the case, quite a lot of work went into this alone! 7 3 4 x 5 3 4. Graphite on paper. Fairly good condition, with general smudging soiling and unevenness to the top edge.