Girl with Basket, 1885 Wonderfully Strange Graphite Drawing tall vase with branching tree I found these in New

I found these in New Hampshire and have found a definitely record for the Amos J

3 3/8" x2 15/16"

And then hand-written on the backside: "Susan Pendleton / Given to Olive / 1906 / on a Tuesday

then you flip the whole thing over to use the other board

and one driving off the edge of the page altogether

Girl with Basket, 1885 Wonderfully Strange Graphite Drawing tall vase with branching tree I found these in NewIf you perceive this drawing as if our girl is looking straight ahead rather than down with lids closed, it becomes a bit of an eerie one, as if she were possessed by otherworldly forces! But even if one reads her eyes as closed, its still got a wonderful sort of strangeness, with her hat looking as if might be concealing a rising loaf of bread! I especially love the very focused treatment of her hair. Graphite and blue crayon, dated Sept 15,1885 at