American Flag with 48 X's For Stars, C. 1910 Watercolor School Drawing private sign One sees lots of old

One sees lots of old handmade wooden doorstops of a similar manner

To old men playing at cards

It's been a while since I've had a set of antique bone dominoes in the shop

which sold and promoted all manner of decorative projects targeted to women at home

American Flag with 48 X's For Stars, C. 1910 Watercolor School Drawing private sign One sees lots of oldI know this flag was painted by a young Edna Mohler found along with a crayoned maple leaf listed separately and dated 1910. I count forty eight "x's" for stars interesting, since Arizona, the 48th, was not added until 1912. So perhaps this was done just a bit later or perhaps Edna was not perfect in her counting! Whatever the case, the X's feel pretty poignant at the moment, and the rich color, and slightly wavering bleeding edges on the stripes,