Wonderful Miniature Framed Watercolor, The Little Merchants, 1825 gray cat found in Maine

found in Maine

making one think the left one must have had some other use

and so making this a nice one to hang near the front door by way of welcome

box with slide top lid

Wonderful Miniature Framed Watercolor, The Little Merchants, 1825 gray cat found in MaineThis wonderful miniature watercolor is dated September 16, 1825, and titled The Little Merchants with p. 97 written at lower right, which makes me think perhaps it was a manuscript illustrationand how I would love to see that manuscript if so! (I have not taken it out of the frame, but it does look like there is some writing on the flip side just barely showing though along the bottom.) This man in pink jacket and yellow pants I think could not be