Willis Hutchinson 1883 Double-Sided Drawing: Horses and Boats carved walnut very useful still as a

very useful still as a letter opener if desired

when standing up

though I have no idea where this little painting came from

They’ve definitely seen some coffees — and perhaps some cocktail hours as well - but I find them all the more endearing for the wear

but also rather mysterious and elusive

Willis Hutchinson 1883 Double-Sided Drawing: Horses and Boats carved walnut very useful still as aI recently listed a bunch of double sided drawings from a small sketchbook by a Willis Hutchinson, dated 1883 84, and am just now getting to listing the final few. Based on a couple of (super sweet!) hand drawn maps, I believe our Willis likely lived in Port Jefferson in Suffolk County, NY, on the North Shore of Long Island. Wilis name and the year 1883 appears on one page of the sketchook, which the last photo below details. Horses and boats were