Lush Antique Naive Watercolor of Peach with Blue Leaves antique hearth broom Someone more knowledgable than I

Someone more knowledgable than I dates it to about 1880s

1854) was the son of Abijah Crane 1741-1817)

I think Chas must have be a pretty privileged child to have such a fine slate

- decorated with green

but there are a a good bunch half as long and few twice as long

Lush Antique Naive Watercolor of Peach with Blue Leaves antique hearth broom Someone more knowledgable than IThe color on this is as lush as it gets, and to my eye it's really a gorgeous thing, very much a peach, but veering toward pure abstraction; naive and very sophisticated at the same time. 2nd half 19th c, on ruled paper with an embossed "Congress" mark at top corner, this I believe would have been done a school aged child, and the manner makes me think likely Pennsylvania. 9 3 4" x 7 5 8"". I found this watercolor cleanly split in two, and used