Laura's Rose, 19th C. Naive Graphite Drawing on Lined Paper farm by the ocean and yellow waist coat and

and yellow waist coat and breeches

Johnson Creek

which makes me think of a carved figurehead on the prow of a ship

3/4" inches wide by 5/8" tall

and lovingly made little object

Laura's Rose, 19th C. Naive Graphite Drawing on Lined Paper farm by the ocean and yellow waist coat andThe Laura who signed this above the lower border does have a last name, but she wrote it with so many flourishes I find it very hard to read! She clearly liked her flourishes, seemingly adding them wherever she could, but I think she got the rose really right, with a nice wildness to the leaves furling in every direction, and a feeling of this rose as a very living thing, as if swarming with bumblebees! 8 1 8 x 5, overall good condition, with some