Red Admirals, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Butterflies kamkap there are some dark marks

there are some dark marks visible on the white glaze

with the individually cast--plaster/composition--connected via a cloth ribbon that runs the span of the snake and sticks out at the tail

I have found a few other examples of stumpwork embroideries out there done in chenille

about to enter the picture frame

which I believe is Arabic

Red Admirals, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Butterflies kamkap there are some dark marksA few last 19th century ink and watercolor butterfly drawings today from a portfolio of half a dozen or so I purchased from a favorite dealer in the Hudson River Valley several weeks ago. This beautiful pair are identified at lower left as Red Admirals, and I must say the wings on them, especially the camouflage mottling of the lower wing of the one at top, make me swoon (see detail photos!) Such wondrous creatures, which this watercolor does a lovely