Butterflies and Tiny Bugs, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor lush green only amplified by the color

only amplified by the color and details of their gloves

The orange paper used for this finely cut star within a star appears to have been  spatter painted with black (which I recently learned was often done by blowing through a glass tube

and might be most inclined to hang them on the wall just resting on a few nails

Three of the four I have are in great condition

Butterflies and Tiny Bugs, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor lush green only amplified by the colorThese butterflies I found together with the watercolor of feathers also just listed I am sure done by the same maker, mid 19th century I believe, and certainly feathers and butterfly wings seem all of a piece. Gorgeous detailing on these splendid creatures, flying in every direction, with a few leafy sprigs, a lady bug for good luck, and what I take for a bee and a mosquito, too. Finely rendered in ink and watercolor, lovely. 9 1 2" x 6 3 8" and in