Two Prize Roosters, Greenville NY, Early 20th Century Drawings Weschler test puzzle While the naturally dyed color

While the naturally dyed color has certainly faded over time

I think the lines of this antique Arts & Crafts copper pitcher or watering can are just fantastic - boxy and honest

Really fun to look at and fun to have around

I've seen similarly shaped brushes described both as barber's brushes

A cultural tradition in Southest Asia practiced for thousands of years

Two Prize Roosters, Greenville NY, Early 20th Century Drawings Weschler test puzzle While the naturally dyed colorI've gotten to where I think there is nothing I like more than drawings like these, created not so much to be artful as to serve a function, in this case documenting two prize roosters (I believe roosters rather than hens but I could be wrong) bred by a M. D Chesbro in Greenville, NY. Clearly the pumpkin red color of the Red Quill above was its most important attribute, which the J. D. Gay at bottom seems all about those tail feathers! Such proud