Denmark: Gorgeous c. 1840 Ink and Watercolor Hand-drawn Map clay figures grains of gold and silver

grains of gold and silver spoons

It looks from the back like the mold is still filled with black stuff that hardened long ago

with varnish over top

The apricot is less unusual but very nicely done as well

Rosine stole these away

Denmark: Gorgeous c. 1840 Ink and Watercolor Hand-drawn Map clay figures grains of gold and silverI forever have an eye out for hand drawn maps of all sorts, and especially ink and watercolor ones of this ilk, which I believe were done in school as part of geography class (can you imagine?!) These (this is one of five I am listing) I purchased from a seller near to me in Massachusetts, who dates them to 1840 or so based on a map of the United States done by the same person, which included Texas Territory (Texas became a state in 1845). To me these