Tiny Acrobats, Very Wonderful Earlyish 19th Century Ink Drawing in Tramp Frame spittoon and what better than to

and what better than to have a colorful pair of  birds perched atop them

14 1/2" tall with dress

commemorate important events

quite a distance in both cases

etc from around the world as well as a great collection of clothing

Tiny Acrobats, Very Wonderful Earlyish 19th Century Ink Drawing in Tramp Frame spittoon and what better than toLove at first sight with this little drawing I swear I'll never get over the marvelous whimsy and immediacy of naive drawings made some 150 years ago, and to my sensibilities they feel all the more so when tiny, like secret windows into interior worlds long ago, whose survival defied all the odds. Two little girls here being held aloft by what looks to me like two women wearing pants, each little girl holding flowers, and with a bird in cage between