Willis Hutchinson 1883 Pair of Maps of Home Town + Note chalkware and layers of color surrounding

and layers of color surrounding him to make it seem as if he's enveloped by a throne

One sees these in different sizes--these are the largest I've seen

22 1/4" x 15 7/8"

with the iron 5/8" thick

Willis Hutchinson 1883 Pair of Maps of Home Town + Note chalkware and layers of color surroundingThis pair one a map of "the block," the other a note with map of town on the back indicating the location of "our house" should the recipient of the note want to come "surprise us" I found along with a small sketchbook by a Willis Hutchinson, dated 1883 84, filled with drawings of people and houses and animals and ships and all sorts of other little things. Based on the names of streets and their configuration here, I believe our Willis likely lived