Elmer S. Hill, Haydenville MA, 1880s "The Old Homestead" Drawing woman and child Photos don't do her justice

Photos don't do her justice

and some flyaway hairs

all featuring this wonderfully ornate

with a little wear to the old wood frame which I'd guess is about the same age

Elmer S. Hill, Haydenville MA, 1880s "The Old Homestead" Drawing woman and child Photos don't do her justiceThe notebook in which I found this and a number of other drawings by Elmer S. Hill of Haydenville MA was already coming apart with some pages loose, so I went ahead and divided it up and am listing these wonderful drawings individully. For me, it is the tiny details on these that make these especially special, and the details in this one perhaps most of all between the two carts, little chairs, blazing fire in brick fireplace, clock on the mantle and