Miniature Early 19th Century Pencil Sketch of Girl with Doll Vytlacil 1 5/8" long x 1

1 5/8" long x 1 1/4" wide x 1 3/4" tall

the glaze appears to have been applied while the pot was turned upside down

especially the larger sized ones as this is

My guess is that it is a Shona sculpture---referring to the modern movement of carved stone sculpture from Zimbabwe that began in the mid-20th century

Miniature Early 19th Century Pencil Sketch of Girl with Doll Vytlacil 1 5/8" long x 1This is one of a handful of to my eye completely charming miniature drawings I purchased together, dating to the first or second quarter of the 19th Century, and though likely to be of Virginia origin. It's tiny, but what a lot of wonderful detail and patten is packed in! The gesture of this girl proudly raising her doll kills me, and then this shelf packed with other little dolls and doll house furniture amazing! 1 13 16" x 2 3 16" and in excellent