Jessie Graham Smith's Watercolor Color Studies (Lot of Three) carved wooden shrimp The copper plate is firmly

The copper plate is firmly adhered to its original wooden block

meant to hold matches

rather it seems sort of miraculously melded to the metal

"See how it runs" refers to the salt's fineness and anti-caking agents

when it was likely made by a young girl

Jessie Graham Smith's Watercolor Color Studies (Lot of Three) carved wooden shrimp The copper plate is firmlyI found these this past summer at a flea market close to me and just pulled them out again and was struck anew by their loveliness, and of course I am a sucker for an old color study. I haven't been able to definitely place the Jessie Graham Smith who did these, but would guess they date to the 1920s or so. Set of three. Paper size: 15 x 10 3 4". As evident there is a little staining to the paper on a couple at the top and toning around the edges;