Lot of Jessie Graham Smith's Ornament Studies (More in Photos) tin tea caddy very clean and very sound

very clean and very sound

this maker took a somewhat looser approach

with a dry kidney bean included

and might wrap and tie a ribbon around the end of the handle and hang it on the wall as is

This ware is composed of soft white enamel completely covering a copper ground

Lot of Jessie Graham Smith's Ornament Studies (More in Photos) tin tea caddy very clean and very soundI found these this past summer at a flea market close to me and just pulled them out again and was struck anew by the lovely and painstakingly executed passages of ornament on them. I'm listing as a lot, and will throw in a couple more not shown here, too. A mix of graphite, ink, watercolor and gold paint, with some truly gorgeous areas of detail that one might do all sorts of things with. I haven't been able to definitely place the Jessie Graham