Delicate Vintage Watercolor of Dog Fish with Yolk Sac antique mesh mask and a perfect gift

and a perfect gift

with a little very very minor staining (even more subtle than in photos)

Cards measure approx 2 3/8" x 1 3/8" each

one funny little touch up to the paint that doesn

and lovely border wreath of pink and yellow pansies--all as bright and beautiful as if made yesterday

Delicate Vintage Watercolor of Dog Fish with Yolk Sac antique mesh mask and a perfect giftSince finding this vintage watercolor, which I just thought was amazing looking, I've learned that dogfish are thought to have the longest gestation period of any vertebrate (up to 24 months) and practice a form of live birth called yolk sac viviparity basically, the baby sharks hatch inside their mother and get nutrition from the attached yolk sac for an addition 17 19 months until being born as miniature sharks. So the watercolor here is of a