Wonderful Old Snapshot of Young Girl Perched on Watermelon reverse painted slides I have a hard time

I have a hard time resisting old ship drawings

but only the early ones

applying a great command of the craft to articulating a very singular vision

mid to late 19th century

Early 20th centuryI believe and in very good condition

Wonderful Old Snapshot of Young Girl Perched on Watermelon reverse painted slides I have a hard timeOne of my favorite photos I've found. It took a minute, but it's clearly a large watermelon our girl is sitting upon, set atop a tall stool, resting on what looks like a newspaper spread wide open. Shot from below, at just the right angle to amplify her high perch and the tower she completes! And then what really completes this for me is the just within the frame HAND painted across the window panes above her head. Great. 4 9 16" x 3 9 16". Two