Fantastic 19th Century Pennsylvania Fraktur Watercolor of Woman in Profile aluminum tray hooked area is 19 1/4"

hooked area is 19 1/4" x 16 1/8"

and I've found one other set somewhat similar that suggests that might have been used as calling cards of sorts (the size would be right)

lathe turned

from what I understand these sorts of lined sewing baskets were made for the tourist market during the late Victorian era

Fantastic 19th Century Pennsylvania Fraktur Watercolor of Woman in Profile aluminum tray hooked area is 19 1/4"I've become quite obsessed with antique American fraktur style watercolors just like this one, which I understand from the seller came from a notable private Americana collection. The color on this one, done on ruled paper, is just amazing, and as saturated as if it were painted yesterday. And I really love how the pencil drawn lines of her hair are perfectly echoed complemented by the rainbow like painting of her collar, sleeve and scarf (?). Plus