Edgar S. Yergason's 1859 Double Sided Drawing with Boat and Train fist It comes from trees of

It comes from trees of the genus Guaiacum

the plate is clean with no wipe marks

though I think it has a bit of a Mexican ratablo feel mixed in

9 7/8" x 7 7/8""

Carved and stained a very dark brown which reads as nearly black

Edgar S. Yergason's 1859 Double Sided Drawing with Boat and Train fist It comes from trees ofI really can't decide which side of this one I like better. This is the third of three by Edgar S. Yergason that I found together, who signed and dated the back off one of them in 1859. A quick search reveals that Yergason went on to fight in the Civil War, and to become a well known interior designer in Hartford, CT. I think he showed brilliance at a very young age, giving great life to this ship and train both, and especially, I think, the sea! My