Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Maxims 19th Century Pearlware Child's Cup round treen box with lid This is one of six

This is one of six pencil and colored pencil drawings of boxers I'm listing from the sketchpad of an unknown artist

the board on which it is mounted measures 9 3/8" x 7 3/8"

but I can't make them out

including one that makes this feel very timely for the moment:  it is suggested that he was a symbol of hope to the people of Hamelin

and the board is in overall good condition

Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard's Maxims 19th Century Pearlware Child's Cup round treen box with lid This is one of sixI've got a soft spot for these antique transferware child's cups; every time I see a few of them together, they really make me want to build a collection of them. The pink red decoration on this one comes from Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack (there were a whole series of these illustrating different "maxims"), with the central image including several vignettes occurring in a shop of some sort accompanied by the phrase "Keep Thy Shop and Thy