Nonpareil, Old Birdlover's Watercolor handmade ceramic bird it takes a pretty special

it takes a pretty special frame

My guess is these--with no wooden backs

by transforming the weekly financial journal called The Merchant's Ledger that he had purchased in 1851

11 on the underside

Lid closes tight and flush and comes off easily

Nonpareil, Old Birdlover's Watercolor handmade ceramic bird it takes a pretty specialA few more this week from a larger set of wonderful old naive watercolors birds, done by someone long ago who clearly loved their birds. With carefully handwritten in capital letters attributions on each that I think makes them extra good and the Nonpareil self evidently the best of all! Charming. 7" x 5" and in very good condition.