Red Admirals, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Butterflies kamkap with the individually cast--plaster/composition--connected via

with the individually cast--plaster/composition--connected via a cloth ribbon that runs the span of the snake and sticks out at the tail

which included many fine antiques

there are some dark marks visible on the white glaze

If not to be used that way

Red Admirals, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Butterflies kamkap with the individually cast--plaster/composition--connected viaA few last 19th century ink and watercolor butterfly drawings today from a portfolio of half a dozen or so I purchased from a favorite dealer in the Hudson River Valley several weeks ago. This beautiful pair are identified at lower left as Red Admirals, and I must say the wings on them, especially the camouflage mottling of the lower wing of the one at top, make me swoon (see detail photos!) Such wondrous creatures, which this watercolor does a lovely