Bellflowers, Lovely 1872 Floral Watercolor Signed Marian Marcelin segregated school photo looking right at us

looking right at us

as if to announce very clearly she has plans of her own

with clipped top and bottom left corners as evident

I don't come across a pass or identification card with a photo this old very often

Bellflowers, Lovely 1872 Floral Watercolor Signed Marian Marcelin segregated school photo looking right at usI will never tire of antique folk art watercolors of flowers largely painted by women and a lot about close looking, and as was explicitly noted on another watercolor by this same Marian Marcelin that I listed last week, of an iris she "raised herself," these often seem to me to embody several points of pride at once. And I think this is a lovely example, bellflowers I believe. Signed on reverse and dated 1872. 8 3 8" x 5 3 4" and in excellent antique