Girl with Giant Black Dog and Fairy Lady, 1870 Naive Watercolor Drawing, Framed impressionistic Born in New York City

Born in New York City in 1925

with an opening of 3" in diameter

not visible unless turned upside down

The paper cover is quite worn and the back flap has torn off

I've polished the silver some and it could be polished a bit more

Girl with Giant Black Dog and Fairy Lady, 1870 Naive Watercolor Drawing, Framed impressionistic Born in New York CityImages of girls with their dogs are fast becoming my favorite subject, and I'm definitely charmed by this one, which is wonderfully strange, as if an image from a dream which of course is often what makes children's drawings so compelling, which I believe is what this is. I assume this giant jet black creature is indeed a dog with a big stick in its mouth??? looming larger than life in the maker's imagination; and would guess it is her hat she is