1880s Naive Pennsylvania Graphite Drawing of Woman with Fancy Hair and Lots of Lace swiss carving there is no maker's name

there is no maker's name anywhere on this old orange toolbox

Overall great antique condition with a terrific patina

The effort that went into making these sorts of little things just amazes me

making her feel all the more full of life--and I just love how her earlobe is tugged by the weight of her drop earring

1880s Naive Pennsylvania Graphite Drawing of Woman with Fancy Hair and Lots of Lace swiss carving there is no maker's nameIt's the details on this 19th c. graphite drawing, found in PA, that really do it for me. her sphynx like eyes, and ornate earrings, and all that carefully detailed lace and especially the very long three fingers of her exposed hand, gesturing as if delivering a secret signal! Plenty aged, with toning and some scattered spotting, an old horizontal fold line down the center, and some loss to the lower left corner, but I think she's wonderful, and might