Hoary Comma Butterfly with Pink Flowers, Lovely 19th Century Ink and Watercolor gaming set It is easy to view

It is easy to view from either side of County Road 86

And I swear

I'm not always a huge fan of the brown glaze but in this case think it's really beautiful

giving it strength and a nice sheen

One features faces on both sides--one toothy

Hoary Comma Butterfly with Pink Flowers, Lovely 19th Century Ink and Watercolor gaming set It is easy to viewA few last 19th century ink and watercolor butterfly drawings from a portfolio of half a dozen or so I purchased from a favorite dealer in the Hudson River Valley several weeks ago. This butterfly is unidentified on the page, but a quick search tells me the beautiful orange creature is known as a Hoary Comma! Very finely done, with some gold painted details on the body and near interior of the wings, and then this very delicate spring of pink blooms.