White Bordered Camberwell Beauty, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Butterly mourning photo I especially love the double

I especially love the double zeros

And the whole thing is just the right amount of irregular/imperfect for one to really feel the hand of its maker at work

while towing another little one along behind her in a box on a string

with clay body showing through

White Bordered Camberwell Beauty, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Butterly mourning photo I especially love the doubleA few last 19th century ink and watercolor butterfly drawings from a portfolio of half a dozen or so I purchased from a favorite dealer in the Hudson River Valley several weeks ago. This one is identified at lower left as a White Bordered Camberwell Beauty, and a beauty I think it is less showy than some but finely and richly rendered. And with a subtle shadow rendered in ink wash along the right side. Lovely. 9 1 4" x 7 1 4" and in very good