Emma Dilmore's Marvelous Bird and Girl and Flowers in Great Antique Lemon Gold Frame old toy animal as if wanting just to

as if wanting just to shake hands but with those spikes getting in the way

And screwed into the back is some sort of bumper or mount

WWII era I believe

with some loss of stain to the base only

featuring a kid very smartly dressed in suit and aviator googles

Emma Dilmore's Marvelous Bird and Girl and Flowers in Great Antique Lemon Gold Frame old toy animal as if wanting just toThis is one of several c. 1890s drawings by a brilliant young Emma Dilmore that I purchased from a seller near Kansas City, MO and just exactly the sort of watercolor drawing I am forever searching for. Double sided (reverse shown) but I think this purple crested, orange breasted bird floating in the air above two colorfully blooming plants wins, and gave it special treatment by placing it in a really lovely recently purchased 19th century lemon gold