Yellow Water Lily, British 1884 Watercolor with Botanical Notes by Elsie M. Dudley hand-painted wooden sign and the irregularity of the

and the irregularity of the edge of the black paint makes me think it was made to please its maker rather than for sale

which may be where this little guy came from

and with that gold just popping against the black ground

this rug seems to very specifically document the lodge affiliations and degree status of a particular Portland-based Rebekah and/or couple in 1924

but they're also happy just to stay at home

Yellow Water Lily, British 1884 Watercolor with Botanical Notes by Elsie M. Dudley hand-painted wooden sign and the irregularity of theIf there were ever a botanical watercolor that would make a perfectly complement to a collection of Arts and Crafts pottery, this I believe would be it! I purchased it from a British seller, from a portfolio of a series of botanical studies by an Elsie (Eliza) M. Dudley, the future wife or artist Thomas Campbell Bennett (1858 1948), an ancestor of the Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I. It is accompanied by botanical notes about the Yellow Water Lily,