Edward Loring Horn, Maine, 1870 Folk Art Watercolor of Eagle, Flags, Ship parasite frog hand-painted in underglaze blue with

hand-painted in underglaze blue with stylised flowerheads at their centers and loop and dot borders

As I write this

which I believe is what is was made for

but I think it's perfect just the way it is

This wonderful monkey came from the estate of the late Chicago-based collector and arts patron Ruth Horwich

Edward Loring Horn, Maine, 1870 Folk Art Watercolor of Eagle, Flags, Ship parasite frog hand-painted in underglaze blue withAn eagle with arrows in one talon and olive branch in the other; a stars and stripes shield; six cross flags; a beautiful big clipper ship; and a banner announcing the name of its maker and date of its making what more could one want??? Maybe stars shining overhead and wonderfully green and red painting seas! Oh, and then there is the reverse, showing that this was a page of a school notebook: a math problem relating the ages of the first four