Lady Justice with Scales and Sword, Allegorical Watercolor Signed AHD, 1817 red devil coal bag 7 1/2" tall and 4

7 1/2" tall and 4 1/2" deep and weighs about 5 pounds

or a protective gesture wrapping around them

that were made as candy containers

2 7/16" t x 13/16" d

while a dowel extending up  from its center supports the colorful wood and metal "topper

Lady Justice with Scales and Sword, Allegorical Watercolor Signed AHD, 1817 red devil coal bag 7 1/2" tall and 4Such a beauty and feels very timely, sadly in a very bittersweet sort of way. This is a watercolor, French I would think, signed AHD along the very bottom edge and dated 1817. I would presume done after a late 18th century engraving, though I have not found a definitive source, and emblematic of the allegorical personification of virtues of the period, which also gave rise to many Lady Liberties. Beautifully executed, wonderful bold red to her cape