Laura's Rose, 19th C. Naive Graphite Drawing on Lined Paper vintage puppet head I'd guess early-ish 20th century

I'd guess early-ish 20th century

I think I'd keep it on the kitchen counter to  use all of the time

with light wear to the board

and they make dusting off the desk or work table a pleasure

Laura's Rose, 19th C. Naive Graphite Drawing on Lined Paper vintage puppet head I'd guess early-ish 20th centuryThe Laura who signed this above the lower border does have a last name, but she wrote it with so many flourishes I find it very hard to read! She clearly liked her flourishes, seemingly adding them wherever she could, but I think she got the rose really right, with a nice wildness to the leaves furling in every direction, and a feeling of this rose as a very living thing, as if swarming with bumblebees! 8 1 8 x 5, overall good condition, with some