Three Cats with Blue String, c. 1870s Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame wooden vessel and all that one might

and all that one might speculate about them

against which the deep orange cinnabar color really pops

The canister measures 3 3/4" tall x 2" in diameter

So a bit of a mystery

Three Cats with Blue String, c. 1870s Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame wooden vessel and all that one mightI purchased this one from a dealer in upstate NY who had it is his collection for about 30 years. I believe the watercolor is based on a Currier and Ives print, as so many 19th century folk art drawings and paintings were, but rare in my experience to find one rendered as a theorem watercolor. (Theorem paintings were made with the use of hand cut paper or cardboard stencils, lending hard edges to the outlined shapes, and glass tubes used for blowing