19th C. Graphite Drawing, Man On Path Through Dense Woods, Durham CT 18th century bookplate but his terrific leather mittens

but his terrific leather mittens remain in great shape

Gilt brass with black enamel

with nice craquelure to the black paint on the box

Postmarked 1917 on reverse

19th C. Graphite Drawing, Man On Path Through Dense Woods, Durham CT 18th century bookplate but his terrific leather mittensI love the feeling of wildness in this late 19th c. graphite drawing, making the march ahead for our man with cane iseem like a long and arduous one. But one can see a little house and maybe a church with steeple too on the far horizon, beckoning, and so he sets forth. Feels like a metaphor for all of life to me, though I also like the specificity of "Durham CT" declared at the bottom. And on the reverse, simply "23 years." 10 1 4 x 7 5 8 and in good