Yellow Water Lily, British 1884 Watercolor with Botanical Notes by Elsie M. Dudley vintage papier mache I've just realized I forgot

I've just realized I forgot to take dimensions and will update with exact measurements shortly

I just can't resist these old floral watercolors

It measures 11" long x 3 7/8" wide x 3/4" deep

when optical illusions because a big thing in France (check out the phénakisticopes published by Joseph Plateau)  and reversal portraits were circulated

and the fact that the roof will catch and feed rain into rain barrels if desired

Yellow Water Lily, British 1884 Watercolor with Botanical Notes by Elsie M. Dudley vintage papier mache I've just realized I forgotIf there were ever a botanical watercolor that would make a perfectly complement to a collection of Arts and Crafts pottery, this I believe would be it! I purchased it from a British seller, from a portfolio of a series of botanical studies by an Elsie (Eliza) M. Dudley, the future wife or artist Thomas Campbell Bennett (1858 1948), an ancestor of the Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I. It is accompanied by botanical notes about the Yellow Water Lily,