c. 1870 Microphotograph of Blood Cells Under Microscope, Dr. S. W. Fletcher, Pepperell MA (2 of 2) turtle Signed on reverse

Signed on reverse

and then again 10-13 oz

I really know nothing about toy soldiers

Watercolor measures 6 3/8" x 5 7/16" and is in excellent antique condition

I am pretty certain these boxers were made by the Weston Toy Company in Weston

c. 1870 Microphotograph of Blood Cells Under Microscope, Dr. S. W. Fletcher, Pepperell MA (2 of 2) turtle Signed on reverseI don't know a whole lot about microphotography or about blood cells either, really! but I know that this is a microphotograph (a photograph taken under a microscope) of blood, and that is was produced by Dr. S. W. Fletcher of Pepperell, MA c. 1870s. (Included in documentation is another from the set this came from, that one mounted with printed attribution on the board.) I've learned that William Henry Fox Talbot (18001877) was taking photographs