Benedict, Basil, Gabriel and Evangline, Fabulous 1897 Folk Art Graphite Drawing antique tin bank with a long handle

with a long handle

which is the bottom half of an old cardboard box into which they fit well

There is a water stain over the left edge of the pale pink Peony near the bottom

A nice one for the ruler collection

He won't stand on his own

Benedict, Basil, Gabriel and Evangline, Fabulous 1897 Folk Art Graphite Drawing antique tin bank with a long handleTOTAL delight finding this one near Albany this week so good! An F. W. Terry rendered this scene on what one imagines was a chilly January evening in 1897 portraying, I have to guess, Benedict and Gabriel deep in a chess match in front the fire, while Basil and Evangline gazed into each other's eye sharing confidences and holding hands in the window seat nearby. Feels a bit 1970s as well as 1890s! Brilliantly executed down to ever detail, the