Antique Frontier Scene (?) Watercolor in Period Gilded Frame 1980s vase very good antique condition

very good antique condition

There are holes at the ends of the arms which could also be threaded to hang

there is an iron hook attached to the back

with a backing page behind it dating it to 1840

6 1/2" long x 3 1/2" deep x 4" tall

Antique Frontier Scene (?) Watercolor in Period Gilded Frame 1980s vase very good antique conditionI'm not entirely certain what is going on in this evocative little watercolor, but I really really love it, with its big dark sky enveloping what looks like a western frontier structure to me, and cowboy looking figures standing next to what I assume is a fire. Considered together with the deer watercolor surely by the same artist, which I just listed, my guess might be that these were done as first hand sketches out west, late 19th century or so,