Cottage and Scissors, Sketchbook Drawing by Emma Ackerley, Sing Sing New York, 1870 hanging pine needle basket with just a little bit

with just a little bit of darkening around the edges from age

I'm not certain of the age but would think first quarter of the 20th century or so

I would guess it dates from the 1960s or early 70s

green and peach are pretty terrific together

maybe a little watercolor too

Cottage and Scissors, Sketchbook Drawing by Emma Ackerley, Sing Sing New York, 1870 hanging pine needle basket with just a little bitPlenty of foxing and stains on this old sketchbook page of drawings done by one Emma Ackerley in 1870, but I love the drawings so much theres no way I could pass it by, and I find this combo of cottage with green tile roof and open scissors below strangely satisfying. Great details too, especially the shutters and curtains of the cottage, points on the picket fence, and tiny little pump out front. Signed not once but three times by our Emma, dated