One More JH Adair Ink and Crayon Bouquet in Decorated Pot, 1905, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania antique pipe bowl who looks smart and interesting

who looks smart and interesting and also as if she might much rather be doing something other than having her photo taken but is kindly complying

perhaps meant to represent a young Jesus

with an elongated beak perfectly balanced with the elongated body pointed in the other direction

there is some wear around her waist so I think likely there was once a wire there to hold her up by

] with boco I believe referring to something as childish or stupid

One More JH Adair Ink and Crayon Bouquet in Decorated Pot, 1905, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania antique pipe bowl who looks smart and interestingOne of a two final drawings today by a young J. H Adair of Spring Grove, PA, c. 1905, which I purchased together; just my sort of drawings. I'll always say yes to an exuberant drawing of a bunch of flowers, and I particularly love that the cheerfully striped pot here was used to draw yet more flowers! Feels heartening to encounter them still blooming 120 years later. 8 3 4" x 5 7 8". I mended a few tears and attempted to ward off any others with some