Gate with Tree Like Pediment, Ornament on Reverse, Henry Hinkel Crayon Drawing, 1913, Lancaster, NY antique wooden animal 7 1/4" tall at shortest

7 1/4" tall at shortest (and 4 1/8" wide)

with his great elongated body seeming poised and ready to take off swimming

but one of the thing this made me think of is all of the Victorian era images of young girls being saved by Newfoundlands or St

the stripes silk I believe

while I grabbed this old flag just because I thought it was great looking

Gate with Tree Like Pediment, Ornament on Reverse, Henry Hinkel Crayon Drawing, 1913, Lancaster, NY antique wooden animal 7 1/4" tall at shortestOne of a handful today pulled from the already falling apart sketchbook of a young Henry Henkel of Lancaster, NY, who wrote his name many times all over it. I find this one especially satisfying, with this colorful door gate looking imposing but also quite inviting, including for a pediment that looks rather like a Christmas tree fitting, as I believe it a holiday ornament hanging from a red ribbon on reverse. 8 1 4" x 6 7 8". Crayon on paper, very