1884 Graphite Drawing of Pensive Native American by Adella Fanton antique sport There is some darkening and

There is some darkening and one small nick in the wood at the round of the handle

since it was made with a loop at top for hanging

but rarely have I seen one painted so elaborately and with such care as this one

all the more so with one view stacked atop a second

making this feel like nothing less than an existential drama

1884 Graphite Drawing of Pensive Native American by Adella Fanton antique sport There is some darkening andWhat I've learned about the Adella Fanton who signed this drawing in 1884 is that she was born in Danbury, MA in 1866, educated at Balmforth Avenue School (Danbury High School), and upon graduating in 1887 immediately made a 2nd grade teacher, becoming a much beloved and influential one. Apart from a short period in Ohio, Miss Fanton remained in Danbury until her death on August 30, 1976, at the age of 109!!! So she would have been in high school when