Poised Woman with Back Turned, Small Watercolor on Board antique pewter snuff box And then the back showing

And then the back showing the form as pieced together from bits of old letters with the crepe paper wrapped around from the front and secured over top

with a bit of bending to a couple of nails

I must admit I haven't read through all the letters

and then I purchased them from the seller who brought them home to Maine

Poised Woman with Back Turned, Small Watercolor on Board antique pewter snuff box And then the back showingAnother small thing, but this quiet, graceful little watercolor on neutral paper mounted to board gives me a lot of pleasure. I'd guess it was likely a figure study for a larger painting, but to me she's just right like this, seeming as if floating in time and space and very much in her own world of thought. 4 3 4" x 2 13 16", watercolor on paper mounted to board. Light wear around the edges and a bit of staining and some tiny pin pricks to the