All Original 1860s Scholz and Janetzky American Travel Watercolor Set still bak what I especially love about

what I especially love about this copper skier is that his posture and position is exactly right for cross country skiing

and beautifully preserved Victorian sea moss pressing

And perhaps it is Amelia herself at the center of the painting in her red dress and apron

then meticulously cut out (the backs are nearly as good as the fronts)

13 7/8" x 10 13/16" x 11/16"

All Original 1860s Scholz and Janetzky American Travel Watercolor Set still bak what I especially love aboutYou can tell I am enamored with early watercolor sets, American ones especially, and this seems to be a rare one, distributed by Scholz and Janetzky, Philadelphia, featuring paints produced by George Osbourne, the leading maker of American watercolors at the time, also of Philadelphia. Founded in 1856 by Julius Scholz and Charles Janentzky, by 1876 the company had changed their name to Janentzky & Co, so these date to the 1860s or so, an early