19th Century Nicely Awkward Botanical Watercolor writing slope looking almost as if coated

looking almost as if coated in tar and with the salvaged core peeking out here and there

I've watched a few of these "Fraction Learner" sets pop up online and always thought they were simply gorgeous

long is 4 7/8" long

I've found some clothespin sailors

19th Century Nicely Awkward Botanical Watercolor writing slope looking almost as if coatedI believe this one was done by the same young girl as the miniature watercolor of two women I just listed, and has a similar warmth about it. At the very bottom, in very faint pencil, looks to be the same of the plant depicted, but I can't quite make it out. I really like it for its awkwardness, with this tiny, tight yellow bloom just floating in space, and the pink flowers on their stem floating, too, over this large brown leaf I guess it is a leaf,