Antique Ink and Watercolor Rebus Riddle Drawing with Poem on Reverse tin cat toy MA (the parents of well-known

MA (the parents of well-known fiction writer Elizabeth McCracken

and the painting itself is in great condition

A very tender piece

Cutouts at the top of both sides of the planter allow for stringing it to hang

14 1/2" long x 4" wide x 1/2" deep

Antique Ink and Watercolor Rebus Riddle Drawing with Poem on Reverse tin cat toy MA (the parents of well-knownThis is areally wonderful, I think19th century British ink and watercolor rebus drawing that I am still trying to fully puzzle out! I love envisioning its maker sitting down with ink pen, conceiving these riddles, and then beautifully unfurling (literally) them across the page, plus adding a poem to the backside of the page to boot! (re produced below.) Ive figured out a few things, starting with 0 cence = nonsense at the top of the page, and a few of