Red Astrican Apple, 19th Century Theorem Watercolor with Printed Text painting on lid but happily they're still around

but happily they're still around

I love everything about this photograph

7 3/4" l x 1 3/8" w x 1 1/4" d and in good

a sort of soft blue-purple

Red Astrican Apple, 19th Century Theorem Watercolor with Printed Text painting on lid but happily they're still aroundI can never say no apples and a bunch of grapes today too; this is one of three later 19th c. theorem style watercolors of fruit I've just listed, found together in New Hampshire. I've bought and sold a number of watercolors of specific fruit specimens done in this manner looking almost like airbrush paintings (and indeed these were likely done by blowing the color with a glass straw, then hand painting the details.) With printed text identifying the