American Flag with 48 X's For Stars, C. 1910 Watercolor School Drawing antique German pottery pitcher with the weave of that

with the weave of that grass is very tight and fine

with a little wear around the edges and corners

Feels heartening to encounter them still blooming 120 years later

and true to

American Flag with 48 X's For Stars, C. 1910 Watercolor School Drawing antique German pottery pitcher with the weave of thatI know this flag was painted by a young Edna Mohler found along with a crayoned maple leaf listed separately and dated 1910. I count forty eight "x's" for stars interesting, since Arizona, the 48th, was not added until 1912. So perhaps this was done just a bit later or perhaps Edna was not perfect in her counting! Whatever the case, the X's feel pretty poignant at the moment, and the rich color, and slightly wavering bleeding edges on the stripes,