Three Cats with Blue String, c. 1870s Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame wooden vessel So a bit of a

So a bit of a mystery

against which the deep orange cinnabar color really pops

this one with an old ribbon tied tightly around the top of the handle

matter and its shadow

Tons about Humphrey out there

Three Cats with Blue String, c. 1870s Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame wooden vessel So a bit of aI purchased this one from a dealer in upstate NY who had it is his collection for about 30 years. I believe the watercolor is based on a Currier and Ives print, as so many 19th century folk art drawings and paintings were, but rare in my experience to find one rendered as a theorem watercolor. (Theorem paintings were made with the use of hand cut paper or cardboard stencils, lending hard edges to the outlined shapes, and glass tubes used for blowing