To Lilith Isabel with Love From Grandma, 1916 Watercolor Kitten by Elizabeth Harding Beckwith antique pine chest I think raw cotton

I think raw cotton

thus calling more attention to itself as a constructed image

These I believe were made by the Embossing Company

Pretty fantastic alphabet following Emma's name (I believe with an upside down M) on one side--with woman and chicken and house with especially excellent array of widow treatments

To Lilith Isabel with Love From Grandma, 1916 Watercolor Kitten by Elizabeth Harding Beckwith antique pine chest I think raw cottonPure delight finding this one, at a little show in Malden, MA benefitting their historical society. Of course it is all about this fluffy green eyed kitten in its bright pink bow, but it is also very much about the provenance preserved on the back of the frame, with note : To Lilith Isabel from Grandma, April 6, 1916, taped at center, and then Grandma identified as Elizabeth Harding Beckwith, and her parents and grandparents also identified, with more