Wilson's Albany Strawberries, 19th Century Hand-Stenciled and Hand-painted Horticultural Salesman Sample Print paintings with a few ink smears

with a few ink smears here and there

And of course a hoiuse shaped match dispenser and striker makes for a perfect metaphor for a combustible situation / world on fire

a pretty sweet little piggy I think

All writing and drawings in ink with the exception of 2 pages of pencil drawings (as pictured

Wilson's Albany Strawberries, 19th Century Hand-Stenciled and Hand-painted Horticultural Salesman Sample Print paintings with a few ink smearsJust in time for strawberry season, and a very juicy looking bunch! I've had a few examples of this sort before (including some Empire State grapes listed last week) created, by hand, using stencils and watercolor, for a salesman sample type horticultural specimen catalogue. The way the leaves were done here is typical of these, but the red of the berries themselves here is unusually thick and lush just perfect for rendering strawberries. With ink