Mary Webster's 1826 Hand-drawn Head-of-Her-Class Reward of Merit hair lock black and terrific gold accents

black and terrific gold accents

from which the head and arms of a young monkey are emerging

highly empathetic character

one of them  composed entirely of a blonde wood

Woman hunting with dog watercolor 10 1/16” x 7 1/8” framed

Mary Webster's 1826 Hand-drawn Head-of-Her-Class Reward of Merit hair lock black and terrific gold accentsUnderstated but lovely, and a rare, early handmade reward of merit, dated 1826, which declares that Mary Webster "has gained the head of her class by diligence and good attention." One guesses the Laura Webster who signed it was likely the recipient's mother, so how much competition there was for the top spot is unknown! I really love the carefully line drawn border, and flowers and suns at the corners, the color on which has much faded over 200