Silver Washed Fritillary Butterfly, 19th C. Watercolor us military with those six stenciled legs

with those six stenciled legs making it look like a skeleton dancing

The exterior was made of older crate wood

2 1/8” t and in very good condition

These are in really excellent condition

MA estate of the late Ellen Gabin

Silver Washed Fritillary Butterfly, 19th C. Watercolor us military with those six stenciled legsA couple more today from a group of beautifully executed 19th c. ink and watercolor butterflies, likely done by a young woman, 1870s or so I would guess, this one with the identification hand written at lower left: Silver Washed. How to argue with the beauty and magical feeling ness of a butterfly, and I love this one centered precisely on the white page, as if glimpsed mid air. 9 1 4" x 7 1 4", very good condition.