Chubby Children, Best Faces, Naive 19th Century Graphite and Watercolor Drawing in Gold Gessoed Frame mid-century weed vase and an early Humpty Dumpty

and an early Humpty Dumpty too

patented by "Anderson" (I have found nothing definitive about) in 1884

and that apart from a brief period of study at the Evening School of the Art Institute of Chicago

7 3/4 tall x 7 1/4" long x 2" wide and in excellent condition

Chubby Children, Best Faces, Naive 19th Century Graphite and Watercolor Drawing in Gold Gessoed Frame mid-century weed vase and an early Humpty DumptyThis one made me laugh out loud first, but really I think it is quite wonderful, and wonderfully done. I believe it is a boy at left in blue skirt and marvelously striped socks, and likely his sister beside him in pink dress. Terrific details everywhere, from the cross around her neck and lace collar, cuffs and hem, to the pocket on his shirt and plaid bow tie. But best of all their wide, chubby looking faces, his (again, I believe) reminding me of